20JessieAfter a half hour of waiting once the kitchen was clean, I knew I was about to lose my mind. I needed to be away from there for a little while, if only to clear my head. I couldn’t pace back and forth all night in Landry’s office like a deranged person.
Erica stuck her head in through the open door. “Are you okay?”
My head snapped up. “No. I need to get out of here for a minute.”
Erica looked like she was about to protest. I held up a hand to stop her.
“Landry doesn’t need to know. I just have to go back to my house, check on things, get some more clothes together. Stuff like that. When I packed, I thought I was only packing through Sunday night. Now, who knows?”
She looked suspicious, though she didn’t have any reason to be. I was telling the truth, and Landry’s absence was t
