Chapter Ten
Emma was filled with energy all day. It might’ve been the extra cups of coffee she’d drunk while debating how early to wake Sean, or it could’ve been the great s*x. Either way, she was enjoying the hell out of the buzz. When her last kid was out the door at the end of the day and in the hands of a parent or bus driver, she stopped by Barb’s classroom on the way back to hers.
“Hey,” she called from the door. “Got a minute?”
“Anytime.” Barb waved her in. “How was today? Better than last week?”
“By a mile. The kids are mostly back to normal. It’s amazing how resilient they are.” She sat down at one of the kids’ desks. “It’s also frightening that they go back to normal so quickly.”
“That’s kids for you.”
“That wasn’t why I stopped by. I have a personal question.” Emma felt li
