“Hello?” she answered.
“It’s Henry.”
“Oh, hi! I didn’t recognize the area code.”
“I’m still in Washington. My mom said you’ve left a bunch of messages on my answering machine. What do you need?”
“I don’t need anything.”
“Then why did you leave sixteen messages?”
“Well, for one, I have good news. Doug and I are back together.”
Henry jerked his head back. That was good news—better than he’d expected when he’d last talked to Doug. “That’s great, Mel.”
“Yeah. It hasn’t been easy, but we’re working through our issues, and I think we’re going to make it. I’m hopeful, anyhow. He and Dylan are bonding pretty quickly.”
Relief surged through Henry, and he tipped his head back to rest it on the back of the couch. Thank God. “That is a huge weight off me, Mel. You have no idea.”
“Actually, I
