But when he twisted the key, he realized it was already unlocked. The light in the main shop was off, but he saw a faint glow coming from the office. He set his blue lunch cooler on one of the work tables and crossed the room. Peeking through the small window on the door, he saw Elisabeth sitting at her desk, a stack of invoices in front of her as she wrote in the account ledger. What time had she come in? It was just past six thirty in the morning, but she looked like she had been there for a while. Aaron knocked lightly on the door. She jumped, then motioned for him to come inside. “Sorry.” He stepped inside the room. “I didn’t mean to scare you.” “It’s okay. I wasn’t expecting anyone here until seven.” “I wanted to get a head start on the day. Saturday was really busy, and I still have a few things to catch up on.” He leaned back against the door and thrust his hands into his coat pockets. “We did have a break midday, and I stopped by your house.” “I know.
