Chapter 19
Loretta was quite surprised to find Karl awake when she opened the door in the morning. The room had been quiet and the bed comfortable, and she'd slept far better than she expected. Someone else bought him such quality sheets, too.
Surely he hadn't slept well cramped up on that couch. Something smelled better than she expected, too.
He'd pulled the tiny dining table toward the center of the room, and two breakfast plates were already there. More importantly, so was a huge pot of cafei.
"Are things busy out there today?" Loretta said, sitting across from him.
"No, they've all been calmer for a few days now. Since..."
"Since you got me off the streets."
He looked into her eyes without a trace of apology. They both knew it was the truth.
"Right," he said. "Listen, I need t
