Chapter 16

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. If she’s really innocent, they can be an apology for making assumptions. If she is somehow involved, maybe she’ll be so touched by our kind gesture that she’ll call off whoever it is.”

Matt thought for a moment. “I could make them with white chocolate Kit Kats. Those were her favorite, last I checked.” He smiled. “Yeah, we can do that. We’ll have to include a quick shopping trip and baking time in tomorrow’s schedule, but it’s doable.” He turned out his light and held out his arms to Kellan. “Come on, we’ve got a busy day ahead of us.”

Kellan happily climbed into Matt’s embrace. Soon they were both fast asleep. 9

Kellan’s and Matt’s sleep was interrupted by a loud knock on the door in the middle of the night. Kellan woke up first. His immediate thought was that the stalker was trying to get in.

“Matt,” he whispered loudly. “Matt, wake up!”