Chapter 55

• WillowI had not been paying much attention to the males as they strategized, but I had put my two cents in where I had believed it was germane to the current point of discussion.
• Moreover, I could not help infrequently targeting sly glances Theo’s way as the day progressed onward. His presence here perplexed me, though I did not particularly relish the thought of dredging up the last time I had seen him face to face, so I let my inner query go without any outward questioning as Ronnie and I engaged in our own conversation on the side.
• When our chat grew stale, we turned our attention back to what the males were still embroiled in deliberating.