“Val, is that a new dress?” Abi asked a little too loudly. “I love it. The dark blue looks so good on you,” she added as she plopped down next to me.
I tried to keep my expression neutral as I shoved an elbow into her ribs. Abi needed to cool it, or she was going to blow the matchmaking.
Before Abi could say anything else, Walter’s phone rang. He closed the fridge while fishing it out of his pocket. It must have been something important, as he excused himself and hurried out of the kitchen to answer it.
I sighed, giving Abi a dark look as Val refused to look at us both. “Should I make you something to eat, Celeste?” she finally asked, chewing her lower lip. “I’m not sure if that call will take Walter away for a while, and you really should relax.”
“Speaking of relaxing,” Abi said, clea
