Evelyn POV
I work all day; around closing time, Ryland comes in. He sits in one of the booths, waiting for me to shut everything down. “Want a hand?” He asks, as I pull the shutters down.
“No, I got it,” I tell him as I walk back inside. I lock the door and turn the closed sign. “Did Thaddeus send you?” I ask. Now that I have had time to myself and was able to cool down, I feel terrible for yelling at Orion, not so much Thaddeus; he said things that hurt too.
“No, I wanted to check on you,” he says, getting up from his seat, following me out back while I put the cash drawer in the safe.
“Are you coming home?” He asks.
“Am I allowed to?” I ask.
“Why wouldn't you be?”
“Thaddeus said not to come home,” I tell him.
“I will deal with Thaddeus,” he says, and I nod. I flick the light of
