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She woke to Ash standing over her with a look of concern.
“Does everyone take turns falling asleep in these chairs?
Got tired of the air mattress?”
Greta smiled at him and tugged his arm toward Eglin’s
empty chair. “Sit down. I have something to tell you.” Then ADVANCE READING COPY
she explained about Roger’s text and their brief conversation—
his leaving Patty, his house plan and her losing her mind.
Ash sat on the edge of the cushion the whole time, grip-
ping the plushy arms like someone might press Eject at any
moment. “Unbelievable!” he spat as she finished. Then he
jumped from the chair and tried to pace without running into
plants. For the level of anxiety in this house, Greta thought,
Elgin really needed a bigger living room.
He turned on Greta. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“So you could do this”—she waved her hand in his direc-
tion—“while we tried to have a conversation?”
“It doesn’t sound like you were exactly a paragon of
patience yourself.”
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