CHAPTER 17
Once the bell rang, signaling it was lunch time, I pulled out my phone and laid it on my desk waiting for Brett’s call. He always called at lunch and he’d never failed to do it right on time. Ever since Brett told me about his mother and gave me that speech about truth and honesty, I’d pretty much lost my appetite. I could barely eat because of the stress. I wasn’t happy with keeping secrets from him, but I was clueless on how to approach it. In addition, over the past week my body wasn’t taking too well with the lack of sleep.
Right on time, my phone rang with Brett’s incoming call. “Hey babe,” I answered cheerfully.
“Hey, what are you doing?” he asked. I could hear car horns in the background so I knew he couldn’t be in his office.
“I was just waiting on your call and gett
