The next morning Shelly woke me up, a frazzled expression was on her face. “Taryn, I have a huge favor to ask of you.”
I scrambled upright. “Mandy went running this morning. She came home late and left early.”
“Oh, okay,” Shelly mumbled. “Can you give Austin a ride to Patrick’s? He’s packed and ready to go. Kevin called. He’s waiting for me at the airport. He needs me to go to a workshop with him. I won’t have time to take Austin.”
Oh. Relief flooded me. I nodded and got out of bed. “I’ll get dressed and take him.”
“Thank you so much, Taryn. The neighbor will stop in every now and then to check on you guys too.” She pressed a kiss to my forehead. “I don’t know what we would do without you.”
I frowned, but she was gone in an instant. I found Austin outside, waiting on the curb with a s
