She laughed. “After every rehearsal I text all the volunteers the same thing — last night was perfect. It’s just my way of saying thank you for showing up.”
Elliot groaned. “I completely forgot my watch mirrors my phone notifications.”
I couldn’t help it. I laughed too, the sound surprising even me.
“I’ve genuinely never caused this much trouble before,” Naomi said.
Gordon cleared his throat. “I hate to interrupt—”
We all turned.
“—but Charlotte’s outside.”
Every trace of color left Gordon’s face at once. “El, I can’t.” He took a full step backward. “I really can’t do this.”
Elliot started toward him. I reached for Elliot’s wrist without quite deciding to, and stopped, looking at Gordon instead.
“I spent all morning believing love had quietly disappeared out of my marriage,” I said. “I was wrong.”
His eyes met mine.
