A Promise Remembered. Elizabeth Mowers

her. “I didn’t mean to upset you, Annie.”

      She didn’t know if he meant by his words or his touch, and as her eyes fell to his perfect lips, slightly parted, she could only assume he wasn’t sure, either.

      “You didn’t,” she said. She knew as his furrowed brow softened, he didn’t believe her lie.

      “Annie, dear.” Joyce smiled, scooting past her into the office. “What are you doing here? Joe, Danny and Earl were asking about you. Apparently you are really goofin’ up their routine. How dare you miss two days in a row! The way they were talkin’, they were going to send a search party for you.”