Chapter 53

I sat at the table as Marilyn was preparing the coffee and I wouldn’t take my eyes off of her. I was afraid that I would get a coffee mug thrown at me for some reason if I took my eyes off of her. I needed to be on guard at all times around this woman. More now than ever before. She’d never been nice to me before. But now she was making me a coffee and she was being really nice for some reason. I was getting worried. “Ella. You didn’t answer my question.” Marilyn said, looking over her shoulder. I had to think for a minute at what her question was before I actually remembered. “Oh. He’s fine.” I said, simply. Still watching her with unwavering eyes to make sure that she wasn’t going to throw anything at me. “How much time did you spend with him?” Marilyn asked. “I spent a few nights at his house. I worked for him at one of his cafe’s. I guess we got to know each other pretty well. We talked about a lot.” I said, narrowing my eyes at Marilyn to see how she would handle that news. To see