Chapter 6I felt as if I couldn’t catch my breath. It was Jill, all grown up and beautiful, with strawberry blonde hair that feathered around her gamin face and eyes an unbelievable aquamarine blue.
“Jill! It’s so good to see you again!” I hugged her, simultaneously realizing how much I liked it, and I dropped my arms and stepped back. “How have you been? Where have you been? What have you been doing with yourself?” I was babbling, and I got myself in hand. “Don’t stand out there in the rain! Come on in!”
“Thanks. I am a little damp.” She picked up her umbrella, which had been dropped just outside the door, and folded it and propped it against the wall. She was wearing jeans and a windbreaker the color of her eyes.
“It’s been so long…”
“Yes. I didn’t want to intrude after Mrs. Matheson
