“No. Thank you for asking,” Lacey insists. “There’s literally nothing going on since the solar event.”
“I know,” Demi agrees. “We’re happy for an excuse to get out. Our folks are all rather adamant about not going to the city until people get a hold of themselves, you know, all the riots stop.”
“Then we will make a big day of it come my wedding day. In the mean time don’t be strangers. We’re pretty much always here and if we’re busy when you come we’ll just put you to work, eh? Oh, my, speaking of, dinner is already late and it’s my turn to cook!”
A chorus of good-byes filters in through the front door as the best young ladies Emma has ever met step out into the relentless sunshine. Hurrying on to the kitchen, she smells fresh cooking odors as she enters the room, finding James busy wit
