Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Clara and I got back to Nashville late in the day. We first stopped at the office, where I unloaded Clara’s luggage from the trunk of the rental into her own car. She then followed me to the rental place to turn in the car and drove me back to the office to get my own vehicle. By the time I got home, it was already dark. I parked as usual and came in through the kitchen adjacent to the garage. Since it was late, and the children might have already been put to bed, I didn’t call out to Alissa as I usually would. However, she heard me come in and came immediately through the kitchen door from the den. “Thank God you’re home!” she exclaimed with exasperation. “I’ve been trying to get hold of you all day.”
“What’s the matter?” I questioned, noticing the obvious concern
