CHAPTER FIVE
JUST BEFORE NOON, Kelly slipped on her black apron emblazoned with the Murphy’s Tea Shop logo and tied it snugly into place. Her workday could finally begin. She had been taking Thursday mornings off since she started meeting her sister for morning coffee. Phoebe Murphy, a widow herself, understood the importance of needing rituals in one’s life, so gladly permitted Kelly the twelve-to-seven shift. Besides, it didn’t bother Kelly to work the evening shift. She no longer had a reason to rush home. If she was honest with herself, she’d have to admit she preferred to avoid the emptiness of her home as much as possible. There were just too many ghosts calling to her memories.
At one point, Emma offered for the two of them to move in together, but Kelly had already settled down i
