89 Chapter 89

I could hear the frustration growing in his voice, but before I could counter, my mom yelled up the stairs, "Cassidy! Are you coming down?"

"Yes, Mom!" I cracked the door and shouted out, "Just a minute!"

"It's going to get cold! Your father and I aren't going to wait all day!"

"Go ahead!" I shouted in response.

"We aren't going to eat without you!"

I opened my mouth to scream back at her, but Elliott's loud voice boomed over mine. "Go ahead and eat without her, Liz. Everything is fine. You're not at all surprised to hear my voice and will forget in two seconds that we even spoke."

There was a pause and then my mom shouted, "Okay!" in a pleasant voice, and I heard her talking to my dad as she faded back toward the kitchen. I turned and looked at Elliott as he leaned past me to shut the door. My mouth was hanging open again.

"What?" he asked, shrugging. "It's a gift."