Maggie took the day off to spend with Mateo and as soon as she woke up, they arranged that he would keep in contact via message. He didn’t want to put more strain on her than was necessary, and the situation had already put too much on her.
“Does Max know everything?” He asks, pulling her up against him, and she shakes her head. “I don’t know.” She sighs. “He knows things he’s not supposed to. I don’t know if he’s having me followed or if he is following me or how he does it. He might. But in any event, I need to call him.”
Mateo nods and gives her a kiss on her forehead before leaving.
As she walks into the house, she’s almost afraid of calling Max. She can just pretend that nothing happened and ask her mom to stay with Cheryl while she goes for lunch with Max, but he is going to ask w
