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Chapter Thirty

ASHER

“I ’m headed to the diner. Do you want anything?”

“Julie’s bringing lunch,” Abe said as she slid the saw back into place. “I’m sure she’s bringing you lunch, too.”

“I told Sunny I’d meet her there for lunch.”

He got in his truck with a smile. Sure, it had only been a couple hours since he’d seen her, but he was ready to see her again.

As he pulled into the diner, he didn’t see her van. He must have beaten her here.

That is okay , he thought. I will order her a cheeseburger and fries and have it waiting for her.

As he opened the door, he saw the normal crowd. He grabbed the booth in the back, where they always sat at and waited.

The bell dinged, which made him search for Sunny, but it was just Dusty. After a couple minutes, Betty made her way over to the table.

“Asher, Sunny told me to tell you she had to go.”

His heart dropped.

“She had to go? What do you mean she had to go?”

“Oh, honey, not like that,” she said, putting her hand on his. “She just had to do something.”

“What did she have to do?”

“Well, she didn’t say.”

“Then, how do you know she’s not gone?”

“Because she said she would never leave like that again, and I’m choosing to trust her... Plus, she left quickly like she forgot something. Try her house.”

Asher nodded and stood to leave. He made his way to his truck, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that whatever was about to happen wasn’t good.

She promised him she wouldn’t leave.

She promised, and he had to believe her.

Still, he made his way to her house to wait for her there.