Chapter 112

"Okay, I admit, that wasn't so bad. Aside from the mayor and her sisters, no one recognized me. If only I could get away with wearing this cat suit all the time." Maddie pulled off her sweatshirt and set it in the backseat of Parker's car. Though chilly outside, it had been warm inside the center with all those people. She could use a cool down.

He grinned from the behind the wheel, turning down the road where her "apartment" was located. "Atta girl. Glass half-full. I would have pegged you for a half-empty personality."

"I'm just happy to have a glass."

He pulled up to the curb, put the car in Park, and looked at her as if she'd announced she was from Uranus and he needed a probe. "Odd thing to say."

She supposed it was since he didn't know the full extent of her circumstances. In response, she shrugged.