CHAPTER 41
“So that was basically our first big fight. Pretty silly, huh?”
Ruby still couldn’t believe how long she’d kept Elliot on the phone. When she called him up, she’d only wanted his ear for ten or fifteen minutes, enough to get her through the monotony of highway driving. Once she got into the city, she figured she’d let him go. But he’d asked about Jessi, and nearly an hour later she realized she’d said twenty or thirty words for every one of his.
“I’m so sorry. I’ve been talking your ear off. You’re probably bored to death.”
“No,” he said and sounded sincere. Either he was a fabulous liar or a saint. “It was great hearing all about your antics. She sounds like a great best friend.” There was something wistful in his voice.
“What about you?” she asked. She’d be at the hospita
