Chapter Fourteen
Madison
Not much later, I was on autopilot and had turned down my own driveway. It was only when I stopped that Allie asked, “Can we go over to my house?”
Glancing sideways, I said, “Oh! I wasn’t thinking.”
She shrugged. “I want my nail polish so we can do our nails together. Let’s just walk through the trees. I promise it’s only a few minutes.”
“Um…” I began because I hadn’t considered this.
“I need to refresh my nails. You can pick a new color too,” she offered.
“I don’t want to leave Wilbur alone for too long.”
“Oh, you can bring him inside. I promise it’ll be fine.”
“Are you sure that won’t be a problem for your dad?”
Allie’s brows hitched up as she rolled her eyes. “It’ll be fine. Come on.”
The next thing I knew, I was walking with Allie through the trees a
