"Although," Renna said, "Dad did manage to say a few things before Duke hung up. His phone's been off."
She reached out to put her hand over Allison's. "I'm so sorry."
Allison smiled, squeezing her fingers. "Don't be. Though I won't apologize for going to see you, I suppose I see where I went wrong. I was just trying to do something nice for him since he went to make peace with my dad so that I could spend Christmas with my family. I knew he'd be mad, but I had no idea he'd kick me out. Like I said, I'm not going to apologize. What's happened has happened. I'll go with what I got. And honestly, I'm glad to have gotten the courage to meet you."
Both women smiled at her. Though they were older, maye in their late twenties, she saw them as sisters.
Emma said, "We're glad to have you, too
