“Can we come to see you again?” Larkin asked.

“I wish you would.”

“We’ll leave the stuff. Put it away, and we’ll organize and make a list of what you need the next time.”

“Promise?” Emily asked.

Larkin showed her the pinky promise with their small fingers. “That means we’re BFFs forever, and we get to see each other.”

“I’d like that. Thank you.” She watched them and felt joyful that she’d made friends. Things were happening to her that she would never have guessed would happen no matter how many times she prayed.

Now she had to figure out how to seduce Grey.