“I suppose we should give her a break.” Stephanie turned to Jill. “She’s been under a lot of stress too. She worries about you constantly, you know?”
“I know. She’s going to get an ulcer if she doesn’t knock it off.”
“Hello, I’m still in the room. Can we stop talking about me like I’m not here?”
“Did you hear something?” Stephanie asked.
“I think it was just the wind.” Jill laughed.
With the uncomfortable part of the meeting over, the conversation became light-hearted. The years since they’d last seen each other melted away as they talked. They talked and laughed for some time before Stephanie’s expression turned serious.
“So, tell me what happened yesterday,” Stephanie said.
“Do you really want to hear about that? I’m sure we have plenty more catching up to do,” Jill said.
“I’m so
