Chapter 21
Perrin followed Tamara and Jaspar’s instructions to the letter, and once again been unable to resist arriving at Bill’s house early. She went with casual but pretty. The same outfit she’d worn the first time they met: the flirty fall skirt, clingy spring blouse, and the same filmy batik summer scarf. She’d substituted the leprechaun-green hat just as a fun tease. And not one single color of the opera, which was actually a relief.
When Bill answered the door, she handed him the large pizza she’d brought with her.
“What are you doi—” He smacked his forehead. “That’s why the kids wanted to sleepover at Lucy’s. Why those conniving, sneaky, pint-sized—”
“Would you rather I leave? If I do, I take the pizza with me.” She offered him her most innocent smile as she reached out to tak
