“I shouldn’t have invited him over,” Noel said to Argyle and Max as he got ready to take them for their morning walk. “It won’t do any good. Nothing will happen.”
Overhearing him, Susan asked, “What won’t happen?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing not happening means something will happen.” She grinned at him. “Double negative.”
“Right.” He rolled his eyes.
“I take it ‘him’ is Jackson.”
“Yeah. He made it very clear last night that we’ll only be friends and nothing more because he’ll be leaving soon.”
“He should get out of here now,” she replied, her expression tightening. “He’s putting all of us in danger if that guy does come after him.”
“Yeah, well…” Noel didn’t want to talk about it so he clipped leashes on the dogs’ collars and started toward the gate.
“He is,” Susan insisted, following him
