CHAPTER 35 Was the suspense killing me? You bet it was. Did I try to reach Kip a dozen times? You bet I did. He finally texted to say we could talk when he got home so I left work and ordered a pizza from the car. I had more restaurants on speed dial than friends or family but a girl's got to eat, right? Gone are the days when a girl's got to cook and good riddance to that, I say. I arrived home to find an exhausted boyfriend, a veggie supreme pizza, and a cranky cat. Mr. Paws was mad I'd left him alone all night so he had knocked a few things over to make his point. Kip must have been home a while as he had already showered and set the table. "There's my missing boyfriend!" I plopped down on the sofa next to him. "I was afraid you had been abducted by aliens." He raised one eyebrow. "

