As exhausted as she was, Gloria was thankful to have someone to talk to, someone who could help her process through everything she’d been thinking and feeling about Derek. She told Susannah everything, starting at the run-in with Bowman’s father, the trip to see Dr. Bell, their quick lunch out, and then their evening together at home.
Their very long evening together at home.
“I don’t know where the time went,” Gloria confessed. “One minute we were getting ready to drink our tea, then I asked him to stay, and …”
“Wait, isn’t that crass? What happened to letting the man always feel like you respect him as the leader?” Susannah interrupted. A playful smile lit up her features. She grew more and more beautiful every day.
“I hear times are changing,” Gloria joked. It was nice to share a la
