Page 146 of Safe With You
“That’s fine.”
“And the distributor emailed back about the order.”
“Good or bad?”
“Depends on how attached you were to getting those books before next month.”
I stopped halfway to the counter. “You’re lying.”
“I am.”
“Naomi.”
She laughed and kept walking toward the office. “They’re shipping Friday.”
“See, that’s why nobody trusts you.”
“You trust me.”
“Against my better judgment.”
Her laugh followed her into the back.
I set my cup beside the register and pulled my phone from my bag before dropping it underneath the counter with everything else. The screen lit up in my hand.
A text from Ellis.
The smile came before I opened it.
I didn’t think anything of it until I was already reading.
Morning. Mila would like me to inform you that she beat me at Uno last night.
I leaned against the counter.
Oh?
His response came before I could put my phone down.
Twice.
I laughed.
Tell her congratulations. I’m proud of her.
The typing bubble popped up almost immediately, disappeared, then came back.
Direct quote: “Tell Miss Luna Daddy cheated, but I still won.”
That got another laugh out of me.
I believe her.
Wow.
Sorry. She has an honest face.
And I don’t?
