After Carr left, thanking Jesse for the use of his truck, Jesse finished the breakfast dishes. Then he decided to call his sister back. He stood in front of the vast, living room windows that overlooked the icy lake and falling snow. She picked up in Pittsburgh on the first ring.
“That took you a while to call me back,” Jilly said, inadvertently rough around the edges, more of a tomboy than a woman, and always blunt and to the point.
“Carr’s here and…”
Jilly interrupted him. “You need not say anything more. I know the crush you have on the guy. He consumes all your interest and always has. We both know he’s the number one man in your life. How long is he there for?”
“Four days. Something like that. Then he’s flying down to Waco to be with his family before he heads back to Ecuador to p
