CHAPTER 16Abby enjoyed several hours of peace before her phone rang again while she was scanning in another comic from Jasper's collection. She picked it up, dreading the call, knowing that any call after ten was probably not good.
"Hello?"
"Hi Abby," Paul said. "I figured you'd still be awake."
"That doesn't change that it's late. What do you want Paul?"
"I want us to get back together."
"No," she said automatically.
"You know that I'm not going to give up that easily."
"Promise?" she teased.
"That's just the truth. I've never lied to you."
"Maybe sometimes it would be nice if you did."
Paul laughed. "I've heard that from my bosses too. But they always end up relying on the fact that they can trust me."
"That's right. You're like True Thomas, only less poetic. They should do a
