Chapter 34
Evan jumped when his phone buzzed in his pocket, then grabbed for it before it could start ringing. He’d asked for a little time to himself so he could grade papers, and he was doing that. Anything to get some space, a break from Michelle’s happy chatter about her work taking her to Seattle for a month.
The balance between how much he would miss her didn’t fit well beside how much he was looking forward to having the tiny apartment to himself.
He didn’t want Michelle thinking he was ready for company if he could take phone calls.
He flipped the phone open, wishing it had a caller ID box like the apartment phone did.
“Evan? Mike Fincastle here.”
Before Evan’s mind could quite put a person with the voice, his nerves already had. His heart pounded and a sweaty flush coved his
