Chapter 44 ~ December 30 Camelia Comes CleanJust as Camelia hung up from her call with Josephine and Harriet, Leon came to check on her.
“Cam, what’s going on? Ben’s about to leave, the kids just got back, and... are you going to join us?”
“I... I... sorry. Just got off the phone,” Camelia sputtered. “Be right there.”
“It’s kinda rude to just leave Ben hanging. He’s on his way, so come say goodbye,” Leon said, his words bristling with resentment.
Camelia got up and ran her fingers through her hair. “Yep, you’re right,” she said, as she followed him to the living room.
“Everything okay?” Ben asked.
“Yeah, sorry, I’m fine. Just had a call from work, then JoJo called,” she said.
“No worries. Norah’s waiting outside in the car, so I gotta go,” he said, and started pulling on his snow bo
