“Wait here,” says Chloe. “It’ll only take me a few minutes, and I don’t want Rosa tryin’ ta talk to ya. There’s just something about you Michael that really seems to bring the English out in her.”
Chloe flashes him an inkling of smile with just one side of her face. This is the first hint of humor out of either of them since they’d woken up in each other’s arms this morning. Michael molds his face into a smile back at her. It’s a smile that’s tainted with anxiety. He loves Chloe’s smirk and can’t help but appreciate her attempt at comfort. He watches Chloe closely as she runs to the house and disappears behind the giant door.
She lets it slam behind her and yells up the stairway.
“Rosa?”
Chloe hollers at every angle into the house as she walks to the office. There’s no response, so Chl
