"I... I don't know..." Kathy panicked, flinching from his hold. "I don't recognize that number."
Danny had to act quickly, squeezing her shoulder tightly as he spoke, his tone cautioning her not to do anything foolish. "Answer it."
Nodding her head, Kathy fumbled to pick up the vibrating phone, her finger swiping the green 'answer' tab to the side. As she brought the phone to her ear, she spoke softly into the receiver. "H...hello? Kathy speaking."
On the other end of the line, Emerald let out a sigh of relief as she spoke. "Oh, thank god... I'm not interrupting anything with you and James, am I?" Her words hit a tender spot for Kathy, causing tears to well up in her eyes.
Frowning, Emerald could hear her friend's sniffles and sensed her distress. "Kathy? Hun, are you alright? What's w
