Page 41 of Capture The Moment

“Hi. It’s me.”

“I know.”

Ok. So, he wasn’t going to make this easy on her. She should have guessed. “Your uncle just left. He fixed my furnace.”

“Glad to hear it.”

“And he told me that you already paid for it.”

“True story.”

“Why?”

“Why not? That’s what friends do sometimes.”

There was no mistaking the edge in his voice, but she chose to ignore it. “I’d like to pay you back.”

“Not necessary.”

“It is to me. This is my house and my responsibility, not yours.”

He sighed. “If you must know, no money exchanged hands. My uncle and I traded favors, that’s all.”

“But…”

“Look, Harper. I have to go. Just be glad you got your heat back.” Click.

“He hung up on me,” she said to Daisy. “Can you believe that?”

And she swore that Daisy nodded.