CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
Even after several hours of sleep, Chloe decided not to tell Danielle about the basket of cookies and the letter. She’d disposed of the basket and cookies in the outside trashcan before retiring to bed, keeping only the letter. She read it once more as she woke up at six o’clock the following morning and then put it in the drawer of her bedside table.
When she went out to put the coffee on, she was not at all surprised to find that Danielle was apparently still asleep. As the coffee started to percolate, Chloe peeked into the guest bedroom and found her sister lightly snoring. Good, Chloe thought. She needs her rest after all she’s been through.
Chloe picked at a small breakfast—a bowl of cereal and a banana—before finally getting dressed for the day. She thought she
