CHAPTER 44

One call. All it takes is one phone call. For Pete’s sake just call. She’s been staring at her phone all morning. She’s been mustering all the courage she needed to make the call. Since when did a single phone call became her toughest obstacle?

Right. When she started mooning over Vren Parkinson without control over it. And that’s why she’s been wanting to call in the first place.

Audrey figured she needed the fresh air to clear her mind, so she sat in the front porch and breathed in some courage.

She’s been so occupied she didn’t pay attention to the car easing onto the driveway. Her head snapped to the direction of the driver’s side where the car door just closed with a soft thud. Her hands clenched at the sight of a familiar face she’s known by heart.

He hesitated when he sees her on the porch swing. Mistaking her lack of movement for something else other than pure surprise, he turns and reopens the door.

“Dad, it’s okay.” She bolted upright, stopping her