Page 28 of Angels and Skulls
“It’s my memory box.”
I pull my phone out of my pocket and call Ash. I better send someone over there to make sure Raffe’s good since I obviously won’t be heading back tonight.
He answers on the first ring.
“Hey. Can you run over to Raffe’s and check on him? I was going to stop by, but I’m caught up out of town.”
Ash whispers to Lexie, telling her what I just told him.
“Yeah, yeah, I’ll head out right now. He’s not at the warehouse?”
“No. Jackson said he’s been staying at the house the last few nights.”
“Oh shit. Yeah, that’s probably tough. I’m headed out the door now. Oh, wait. Lexie wants to talk to you.”
He hands the phone to her. “Hey,” she says.
“Hey.”
“Are you okay?” she asks quietly, like she’s trying to hide our conversation from her husband.
“Um, yeah.”
She’s silent on the other end. “Okay, well, Rachel wanted me to make sure you followed through on her letter.”
“I did,” I assure her.
I’m impressed. Lexie’s kept this a secret for two years. That’s loyalty. I haven’t given her enough credit, and that makes me feel shitty.
“Rachel told you what the letter was about?” I ask.
“Yeah,” she sighs quietly. “What is she like?”
I laugh lightly. “She’s stubborn.”
Jenny’s eyebrows shoot up in warning, but it doesn’t matter. Lexie already knows.
“You’re still there?”
“Yep. I got to ask, why did Rachel give me the first letter?”
Lexie thinks about it for a second. “Because you’re levelheaded. She trusted you to judge the situation.”
“I knew I should have pranked that woman more.”
Lexie laughs. “She knew you would do what was best for the family.”
“Yeah, if only I knew what that was.”
“Does she seem … good?”
It makes me laugh. “Yeah, I guess.”
“One thing I’ve learned is that the truth has a way of setting you free,” she says. “But you’ll make the right decision. I better let you go. Ash is waiting for his phone back.”
“Wait! What’s up with Maggie’s letter?” I ask.
“Rachel said it was to keep you from thinking too long. She told me to tell you to just decide and go with it.”
