Tessa didn’t have to answer to anyone on Tuesday morning. She made coffee and puttered around the house, putting away a few things that had gathered on the desk. She mowed the lawn before the day got too hot, and she showered, scrubbed the bathroom, and double-checked to make sure she’d rescheduled all of her tickets appropriately.
She had not told Janey any details of her travel plans, so her sister shouldn’t be expecting her at any given time. Tessa watched the clock as the day wore on, wondering when Janey would realize Tessa wasn’t there yet.
This game made her angry, especially once the time ticked to four p.m. She reasoned that wasn’t too early for a casual glass of wine, and she poured an aged red into a glass, made a batch of caramel popcorn, and put another movie on.
She’d alre
