Lukas would set up another scene, give a ball to Theo, and they’d knock the figures down all over again, screeching with the fun of it, their cheeks pink and their eyes bright. Sarah sat silently beside Esme, a calming presence, but Esme’s heart still raced. She couldn’t stop looking at the mantel clock. It was two minutes to four o’clock. Cam would be here in two minutes. Or…he might be late. He might not come. Nonsense. Of course he’d come. He’d sent her a note early in the day saying he wished to talk to her and asking if he could call at four. She’d responded in the affirmative. If he’d changed his mind, he would have canceled, wouldn’t he? Her shoulder spiked with pain. She’d been twisting her hands hard enough to make her gunshot wound, which now sported a thick scab, complain about the motion. She flexed her fingers and relaxed them, glancing at the clock again. One minute to four. Why did time move so slowly sometimes? There was a knock at the door that sent her bolting out of her chair.
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