Chapter 103

Gretchen’s POV

Mina hopped up onto my porch the morning after I had taken Christian to the waterfall. She wrinkled her nose when she saw me. “Reading again,” she sighed, shaking her head.

I laughed and put a bookmark in my book, setting it off to the side. “Reading again,” I confirmed.

Mina frowned at me, peering over at me. “You're happy,” she accused.

I raised an eyebrow at her. “Should I not be?”

Mina rolled her eyes. “You know what I mean,” she said.

I laughed again and rolled out of the hammock. “So, I guess we're having brunch?”

“Of course, we are,” Mina said, as though it was a given. “You have the day off, and I didn't see you at all yesterday. Where did you disappear to, anyway? I came over here to bother you on my lunch break, and you weren't even here.”

“Sorry that I can't always be there for you, darling,” I said.

“But where were you?” Mina asked. “Running errands?”

I paused. “Well.” I led her through the house