She scooted as far away from him as possible and clasped her shaking hands tightly in her lap. He didn’t believe Evelyn’s announcement that he was going to be pushing up daisies soon, but Eris had and it terrified her. The waitress delivered the mugs of steaming coffee and he put one in front of Eris. “Drink, it’ll help settle your nerves.” She looked vulnerable and fragile, so unlike the Eris he was used to. He wanted to tell her everything would be okay, but he didn’t. The truth was something bad could happen at any given moment to either of them and they both knew it “You must think I’m a fool.” Her voice cracked when she spoke. “No.” “But you don’t believe what my mother said.” He reached up and turned her face toward him. “I’d be lying if I said I did and you know it. I will say I’m less of a doubter than I was a few days ago, but believing your mother can see the future is a huge stretch for me.” When she would have started talking, Rob kept on, not giving her a chance.
