CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
MELINDA
The weekend shift paid time and a half. Sandra had mentioned it Friday when I was clocking out, they needed extra help Saturday and Sunday and I'd volunteered immediately despite knowing it meant more lies to tell Kieran.
Friday night at dinner I dropped the story casually. "Georgia invited me to a spa weekend. We'd leave tomorrow morning, and be back Sunday evening."
Kieran looked up from his plate. "Georgia?"
"A friend I met at one of the charity events. She's been wanting to do this for weeks." The lie tasted bitter but I pushed through it. "I thought it would be good to get away for a couple days."
"I was hoping we could spend the weekend together. I have something planned for Sunday."
Guilt twisted in my stomach but I forced a smile. "We can do it n
