Twenty minutes later, Jake was pulling up to his parents' house. His mother met him on the front porch. She made certain no one was coming out when she walked down the stairs and cornered him.
"Hey, Ma."
"Ddi you tell her about Allie?"
"Hello to you, too."
"Jake, did you tell Maddie about Allie?"
"Not yet. I swear I was going to tell her."
"Jake!"
"She wanted to talk this morning and actually called my boss and told him I would not be in. I got pissed and went to work. I came home and there was a note on the table that she went to her friend's house for a few days. So I really haven't had too much of a chance to tell her."
"You better get this taken care of. I am tired of watching every little thing that I say."
"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to put you into th
