“Helping with the set-up?”
“I wasn’t supposed to be needed until tomorrow but I guess they need more hands. I’m sorry. I really would like to take that walk.”
“There’s always later. Here.” He fished his car rental receipt out of his pocket and glanced about the lobby for a pen.
She rolled her eyes and fished her phone out again. She unlocked the home screen and handed it to him. “That way I won’t lose it.”
“Thanks.” He smiled sheepishly and took the phone from her.
When he handed it back, she said, “You could always come with me. If they’re paging me, I’m sure they’d appreciate the help.”
He almost said yes but then thought of running into Charles again and having him sneering again, and this time in front of Tara, whom he actually got along with was not an ideal situation. “Maybe to
