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“Fine,” he said with a sigh. “Take her number from my phone. I’m gonna go get ready for work.”
He left the unlocked phone with me.
Did he really trust me this much? I could easily swipe to other apps and see if he was talking to anyone else.
And Iwantedto. It would answer so many questions.
But it was also a betrayal of trust.
I refused to do that, but I knew I had to ask him about it eventually. And I needed to do itsoon.
After grabbing Isra’s number, I opened a text chain.
Hi, Isra, it’s Amy. Got your number from Levi’s phone.
Isra
FINALLY. How are you feeling?
I’m good. Sore from working in the garden but that’s my own fault.
Too sore to go plant shopping? There’s a place up north of Nashville that’s a whole GREENHOUSE. I’ve been looking for something for us girls to do and Nancy and I are off today.
I’m NEVER too sore to look at plants.
Ooh, we can take my new car!
Ah, a gift from Levi. Finally, he has some place to spend his money. I’ll gather Nancy and be over in an hour.
“Please tell me she’s being nice to you,” Levi said.
“She’s being more than nice. She just asked how I was and invited me plant shopping.”
“That’s what she wanted? She wouldn’t tell me what it was.”
“She did say it was girl time. And you’re not a girl.”
“She usually drags Mom into all of this. I’m happy she has someone else to hang out with too. You should go if you feel up to it.”
“I was going either way. And I get to show off my new car.”
He walked over and pressed a kiss to my lips before grabbing his phone. “Have fun and let me know what you find.”
“It might not be enough to fit in a single frame.”
“I expect nothing different.”
By the timeIsra and Nancy pulled in, Levi had left for work and I had found a pair of overalls in the back of my closet to put on. Nancy was in a similar state of casual dress while Isra was in her usual blouse and jeans.
“You both look like construction workers!” Isra said as she looked at us.
“I plan to be covered in dirt by the end of this,” I said. “And these are so cute!”
“Isra just likes to look nice wherever she goes.”
“It’s only Americans who wear pajamas out in the streets!”
“I assure you,” I said, “I’d never sleep in this.”