Chapter 18

Kimberly rolled her eyes and smiled. Taking a break sounded like a good idea. “Fine… I will stay for a while and rest, But I don’t think hanging out in my own house counts as a vacation,” she said.

“Have you been here with dad since it happened?” Kimberly asked Phoebe.

“Yes. I have been worried and scared at the same time. Didn’t know what to do. Worried something horrible might happen to you… And scared the same thing would happen to me,” Phoebe replied.

“I’m glad you came here, Pheebs,” Kimberly said. “Dad needed someone to look after him… Even if he never admits it.”

“Hey,” Hillary said with feigned annoyance. “I’m a strong man. I don’t need anyone to baby sit me. I’m definitely not that old.”

“Yeah right,” Kimberly said.

Kimberly and Phoebe laughed. They ate together, talking about work. Not that they had been working a lot. Phoebe and Hillary had kinda stopped working since her kidnap. But she was back now, and she couldn’t wait to forget abo