Erin carried the vacuum with her up the porch and knocked on the door. It wasn’t long before Kailynn opened it. She looked her up and down with a frown.
“I wanted to return the vacuum,” Erin said when Kailynn didn’t speak.
Kailynn opened the door wider, and Erin stepped through it. She had to nearly crane her neck back to meet Kailynn’s gaze. She was tall for a woman and slumped her shoulders too far forward, as if to lessen her height. If she stood straighter, with her shoulders back, she would have been a beautiful girl. She had long, brown hair, and a pretty, fresh, wholesome face, that was quite extraordinary with a wide mouth and spray of freckles over her nose and cheeks. They must have been about the same age. However, there seemed no hope of a friendly acquaintance if Kailynn’s f
