I didn’t want to trouble him with my worries, but it was weighing on me.
I waited for a few seconds, but he didn’t reply. I wasn’t going to overthink this, though. He had a lot on his mind.
Instead of fretting, I decided to call Hannah. She answered right away. “Hey. You got off from work?”
“Yes, I’m leaving now. I’ll stop by Walmart and buy some food and snacks and so on.”
“Really, that’s not necessary. Honestly, I can?—”
“Hannah, I truly appreciate that you’re hosting them, but I want to help. I can’t allow you to feed them as well.”
“Right. I’ll see you soon. I’m excited to meet your family. Hurry up.”
“I will.”
I really liked her. If I had a sister, I would have wanted her to be like Hannah.
I checked my phone again as I walked from the bus station to Walmart. Griffin hadn’t replied, but I was still determined not to overthink it.
Come on, Phoebe. Get yourself together. The man has more important things on his mind than reassuring you. Focus on getting things together for your parents!
I usually avoided shopping on an empty stomach because I tended to buy everything in sight—which was exactly what was happening right now. I’d initially planned to buy food for breakfast and snacks for in between, but I ended up leaving Walmart with five bags chock-full of food. Oh well. It wasn’t going to waste. Whatever my family didn’t consume, Hannah could use for other guests.
I texted her before I got into an Uber. Griffin still hadn’t replied. I was on pins and needles, but I didn’t want to pester him any more.
I smiled as I entered the gates to Hannah’s inn. I could completely understand why she loved running it. She was on the front porch, waving at me. Chase had an arm around her waist. They were adorable.
As I got out of the car, she and Chase walked toward me.
“I might have gone a bit overboard with the shopping,” I admitted innocently.
Hannah started to laugh.
Chase chuckled. “You don’t say. I’ll carry these inside.”
“I’ll take one as well,” I said. “It’s not heavy, just full of chips and stuff that my family isn’t even allowed to eat. But I know they’d love it.”
“It’s good to spoil them,” Hannah agreed.
Yep, she was definitely my soul sister.
We carried everything inside quickly.
“I thought Griffin was coming with you,” Chase said as we started to take the groceries out in the kitchen.
“Yeah, he said he’ll drop by, but he’s having a stressful day.”
“Did he manage to get hold of Jude?”
“Oh, you know!”
He nodded. “He shared it with us. He was a bit on edge.”
I bit my lip. “I know. Last night, he went to bed late. He stayed up making a game plan.”
Hannah zeroed in on me. “You’re worried.”
“I… well…” I sighed. “I feel guilty about everything that went down.”
