Page 110 of The House Guest
“It’s Mommy,” I could hear her tell Rosie.
Then came her little voice, “Hi, Mommy.”
“Hi, baby. How are you?”
“Good.”
“Good! I’m so happy to hear that.”
“When are you coming home?”
“Seven days. You know that. I marked it on your calendar.”
“I know.”
“What are you doing today?”
“Grandma is taking me to the park.”
“Very nice. I’m happy you’re getting out. Please be good and don’t go too far from her, okay?”
“Okay.”
“I love you, Rosie.”
“Love you, Mommy.”
“Can you give the phone back to Grandma?”
After a few seconds, Karen came on the line. “Hey...”
“Thanks for taking her out today.”
“Well, the weather is going to be decent.”
“Great.”
“Are you having a good trip so far?”
“Yes,” I lied.
“Very nice. Okay. I won’t keep you.”
Before she could hang up, I said, “Karen?”
“Yes?”
“How’s Casey?” I gulped.
“You haven’t spoken to him?”
“No. Not since I arrived.”
“I haven’t seen him. He left for workbefore we got up.”
“Okay.” I paused. “I’ll call him later.”
I couldn’t imagine what was going on in Casey’s mind right now.
