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Judy turned to Cassie. “Your room might take a little longer.”
“That’s okay.” Cassie blushed. “I can help.”
The second guest bedroom was piled with yarn and empty boxes and a portable wardrobe. “I turned it into my sewing room. I don’t remember it being this messy.”
“That’s fine. I can…sleep on the couch?”
“You’re not sleeping on the couch. I’ll get the blowup mattress. You can sleep on the floor in Laura’s room for tonight. Then we’ll figure something else out.” Judy stopped with the mattress bag halfway out of the closet. “How long will you be staying?”
“Oh, um—”
“We never actually discussed that.” Laura chuckled. “At least a few days, if that’s all right?”
“Of course.” Her tone didn’t betray her thoughts. “You can stay as long as you want. You both are always welcome.”
The words sounded nice to Cassie’s ears, but she couldn’t help feeling like there was something going on underneath the surface. Was she just overthinking the whole thing, or was her mom apprehensive about Cassie staying there?
Cassie didn’t blame her. All four of them knew there was a tough conversation ahead of them, but for right now, it felt nice to pretend everything was normal.
It’d only be a matter of time before reality crashed in.
