Chapter 12: The Downstairs Tour“I’ll be honest,” Pepper said, pinching the top of her taco, “I didn’t know if you’d come.”
“The sticky note thing was a little odd, even by your standards.”
“Yeah, I feel like I kinda blew it. I wasn’t entirely sure you wouldn’t punch me in the face if I showed up in person. So…”
“Pepper? Why am I here?”
Pepper set her taco down. I watched the shell flop over on each side now that she was no longer pinching it closed.
“Ash. I like you. A lot.” She sighed and shifted her glance to the tabletop. “I think you like me too. But there’s some things you’ve got to know about me. A lot of it involves Natalie and I’m not sure how you feel about that. Being my friend and my therapist can be hard. Just ask Trixie.”
Trixie popped her head up at the mention of her n
