Chapter 6
“Don’t ask,” I warned Emily as she backed out of the driveway of Theo’s home. Her kids had already been sent off to school.
“I didn’t say anything.”
By the time I had taken my shower and dressed, and Emily had arrived, the sky had clouded over. She had just handed me a breakfast sandwich and a Styrofoam cup of coffee she’d picked up for me on the way over when the first drops of rain fell on her windshield.
“That was unexpected,” I finally said after a few bites.
She glanced my way, then returned her gaze to the road. “This wasn’t the first time with him, though, was it?”
“No. Actually, he was my first time.”
“I figured.” Before I could ask, she continued, “He mentioned the other day when I talked with him about coming to Clive’s dinner that you guys had a history. With yo
