Chapter Nine
By Wednesday, Sophie was finally beginning to feel a bit calmer in Zach’s presence, even though she found herself attempting to avoid him as much as possible. Her mother’s words came back to her, and when she was forced to speak to him, she tried to pretend he was an old friend from high school, which worked to some degree. But she’d spent most of her lunchtime the last two days staring at Lexi as she chatted away about her boyfriend’s newest exploits into the world of rebuilt transmissions. Zach seemed interested, and Sophie tried to giggle in the right places.
As she walked her 10:00 appointment out, she noticed a box had arrived and checked to see what it was. Realizing it was something Zach had been looking for, she scooped it up and took it to the supply closet before h
