Page 36 of Mending Fences
“Hello, Bonnie.”
Candace leaned over Mandy’s shoulder. “Do you think I should suspend my accounts, too? Some of these women are evil.”
Mandy shrugged. “Too bad I can’t tell them he already dumped me.”
“He what?” Candace spun Mandy’s desk chair around.
I am not going to cry again.“Daniel called this morning and said he was sorry he ever took me out.”
“The nerve. Are you sure that is what he said?”
Mandy nodded, tears forming. Impossible. There was nothing left to cry.
Tapping her chin, Candace brightened. “I’ve been thinking. I know I have a no-overnight rule, but after reading a couple of those messages, I wonder if we shouldn’t call a couple of guys and have them stay here tonight. What about Gordon and his husband? They both have the build to scare someone off, and they won’t be distracted by us.” Candace gave Mandy a funny smile.
“Hey, I wasn’t the one who hit on Gordon, remember?” Mandy gave a half laugh. “Sure, call them.”
“You should call Daniel. He made this mess for you.”
Mandy pointed to her boot. “You think I would have gotten smart the moment I saw him. Lover’s Fracture. I should have been running from him, not falling for him. All he has done is made messes.”
“Hey, he did replace the camera, and he took the time to do it personally. Didn’t your Grandma Mae say something about time being love?”
“Time isn’t money. It is love. Watch where people spend their time, and you will know what they love,” Mandy repeated by rote.
“Yup, that. Now call him.” Candace handed Mandy her phone.
“I can’t. I would have to turn on my phone.” The crutch slipped, Mandy bit back a curse. The doctor had said two to three weeks. Tomorrow was close enough to two weeks for her. Part of her life could get easier.
