Chapter 21

• Chapter Twenty One
• Elaine had waited quietly out of sight to hear Dale’s response after Ellie delivered the big news. She’d just gotten back from Daniel’s place, later than she’d hoped, but it seemed that it was a good thing. She’d been to her place to shower and change and crossed the street to Tasha’s home just in time to see Dale cry. She never thought the man possessed tear ducts, but less amazing things have happened. She watched the couple cry together as the rest watched on, poor Katya was so confused, only then she decided to break up the touching sight. Heavy emotions like that still made her uncomfortable. She got an itch at the back of her neck watching Derek hold Katya. A lump grew in her throat, her eyes burned, her chest felt full—all foreign feelings to her that made her a little panicky.
• She stepped into the room, leaning her hip against the door jamb her arms crossed over her chest, “Well, this looks cozy.”