Chapter 11
I couldn't even say I wasn't expecting this hostility.
“I've already quit the job,” she said, “and that's the only thing that ties me to you. I see no reason why you're here.”
“You realize that we're still neighbors, right?” I questioned. My fingers moved toward my home. “That's my house, and I assume none of us are going anywhere, anytime soon.”
“So, you came here to mark your territory or something?”
“That's—” I caught myself before I yelled. I took one deep breath to ease things out. Then I took one more for good measure. “Listen, Stacy, I don't want to fight with you.”
“Okay then,” she said, before trying to shut the door again. I pushed my hand against it, stopping the door from closing all the way.
“Can you at least hear me out?” I asked. “I still don’t know why you
