At Willowcrest.
The door had barely clicked shut when Evelyn's bag vibrated. She slipped her phone out, glanced at the screen, and nearly face-planted into the entryway rug.
On the glowing screen was a message from the one man who could turn her entire day upside down.
"Hi Eve, did you miss me?"
Her hand shot out, grabbing the wall.
'Oh, my goodness...'
She muttered under her breath, steadying herself.
'This man is really unpredictable. He left without saying anything to me. But now he concluded, I miss him? Heaven! Please keep my blood pressure at a safe level, please...'
"Mommy?" Oliver's small, careful voice floated over. Her son had stopped in his tracks, his head tilted, those perfect eyebrows drawn together in concern. "Are you alright?"
Evelyn straightened quickly, forcing a bright smile onto her lips as though nothing in the world had happened.
