then opened Bib’s a year and a half ago. “It does okay,” he says with
modesty.
I glance around his kitchen and then look back at him. “Looks like it
does more than just okay.”
He shrugs and takes another bite of his food. I don’t talk after that as
we finish eating, because my mind wanders to his restaurant. The name of
it. What he said in the interview. Then, of course, those thoughts lead me
back to thoughts of Ryle and the anger in his voice as he yelled the last
line of the interview at me.
I think Atlas can see the change in my demeanor, but he says nothing as
he clears the table.
When he takes another seat, he chooses the chair right next to me this
time. He places a reassuring hand on top of mine. “I have to go in to work
for a few hours,” he says. “I don’t want you to leave. Stay here as long as
you need, Lily. Just . . . please don’t go back home today.”
I shake my head when I hear the concern in his words. “I won’t. I’ll stay
here,” I tell him. “I promise.”
“Do you need anything before I go?”
I shake my head. “I’ll be fine.”
He stands up and grabs his jacket. “I’ll make it as quick as I can. I’ll be
back after lunch and I’ll bring you something to eat, okay?”
I force a smile. He opens a drawer and pulls out a pen and paper. He
writes something on it before he leaves. When he’s gone, I stand up and
walk to the counter to read what he wrote. He listed instructions for how
to set the alarm. He wrote his cell phone number, even though I have it
memorized. He also wrote down his work number, his home address, and
his work address.
At the bottom in small print, he wrote,
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