Unlike Brendan, Deirdre had a heart. She had a soul, too, and none of them were black. It would have been stranger if she had no emotional responses after hearing the truth.

“Tomorrow.” She heaved a long, heavy sigh. “Please accompany me.”

“No problem!” Glenna threw her arms around Deirdre’s and replied gregariously. “You get a good night’s sleep. I’ll drive tomorrow!”

“Okay.”

What Deirdre did not expect was that Brendan would call her first the next morning before she was even on her way t