Chapter 17“Hey Anissa,” Kit greeted when her niece answered the phone. “Is your mom there? I need to ask her a question.”
“She’s struggling to make pancakes without you,” Anissa said. She didn’t give Kit a chance to response before she called out for her mom. Kit heard the heavy stomps of Anissa’s feet against the tile floor. She felt a pang of familiarity for her sister’s place. There were more muffled sounds before Rae finally held the phone to her ear.
“Hey, Kit. You miss us already?”
“Always. But I was also wondering if I could borrow your car.” Kit explained in a rushed manner that she was going to pick up Tootsie from the kennel and keep him until Hailee got back this afternoon.
“Wow,” Rae said.
“What?”
“Nothing,” Rae said, still playful. In the background, Kit heard the hiss o
