Chapter Eighteen
Elise’s cell phone rang a few minutes later. She groaned when she saw Amy’s face on her screen. Elise answered the phone. “You were right about Billy. He’s a great guy and I really need to get some things done today.”
“I hope you weren’t too hard on him,” Amy said. “Wait, I just saw him drive past me. What happened?”
Elise climbed the steps. “It’s okay. We talked, but I don’t want to talk about it right now. I’ll catch up with you later.”
“I’ll be waiting,” Amy grumbled, but even her grumble sounded good-natured.
Elise ended the call and stepped inside, letting her eyes adjust to the indoor lighting. She scanned the hallway and was grateful to find it empty. She’d been dreading this moment all morning, but Elise had to follow through with the right thing and that was
