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Chapter 16

It didn’t take them long to arrive at her small bungalow in Brookland, mostly because for a change, the traffic in DC wasn’t horrendous. He turned the Dodge into the tiny driveway.

“Home sweet home,” he murmured as he switched off the ignition. He unbuckled his seatbelt, hopped out of the car, and jogged around to the other side. Ginevra had already unbuckled her own seatbelt, but she sat waiting for him to open her door and hand her out.

He brought her hand to his lips and kissed her fingertips.

She squeezed his hand, then led him up the short walk to her front door and took her key from her purse. She let him take the key, unlock the door, and push it open.