I get home and spend the day planning to go back to work. I have no plans to message Elsie or sit in a room alone with Wayne, either.
“Everything is sorted.” I turn and look at Zane.
“You know you didn’t have to come straight down with me.”
“I know, but I have the next few days off work, so I may as well spend it here with you. When are you going back to work?” He moves and sits next to me.
“Tomorrow.” I want to say I don’t want to take off too much time in case it causes trouble for Wayne and Elsie, but I can’t. The truth, though, is the longer I am off, the more chance there is that something will go wrong. Then Wayne will be working far more than he should be.
“Okay, well, how about we go out for food after? I can come to grab you from work.” He smiles at me.
“Sure, sounds like
