Chapter 14
Honor stands on the front porch of the neighbor’s house half hoping she is wrong about everything. She imagines an attractive stranger opening the door instead of Travis, fantasizes about what she’ll say to the new guy and how she’ll laugh about the misunderstanding with Carmen afterward.
The porch light is out and the yellowish glow from the street lamps doesn’t quite reach Honor allowing her to blend with the shadows. She exhales loudly and tucks a stray hair behind her ear wondering if it would have been a good idea to shower first. Honor raises her hand to knock, lowers it in a moment of hesitation, and then, in a burst of confidence, raps lightly on the door frame.
“Come in,” a voice calls from beyond the door.
Honor hesitates but ultimately opens the door and steps ins
