I hopped out of bed and peeked out the window down at the front door.
To my surprise, it was Hailey standing there. I was thrilled. She must have come back from Houston.
Seeing Cathy blocking her at the door, I opened the window and called out, "Let her in!"
Then I made my way downstairs.
Aidan heard me and followed right behind me.
As soon as Hailey and I locked eyes, we tacitly started putting on a show.
"Nina, I missed you so much! If I hadn't gone to Houston, I wouldn't have known you were back!" Hailey said as she dropped a big bag and a toy box on the coffee table and rushed over to hug me. "Why didn't you call me when you got back?"
She gave me a hard pinch, and I got the hint. She had something to tell me.
"Hailey, it's been ages!" I said, playing along. "You went to Housto
