Chapter 68

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On Monday, Emil went back to looking after Joie, because Leah had caught a summer cold and Lotte was helping out at the diner. Lotte had been meaning to do some grocery shopping that day, so she had made a list for herself and for Joie, which she had given to Emil.

“So basically, she’s making this a teachable moment. How to grocery shop and so on,” Emil told Makai on the phone on Monday morning. “It’s pretty neat.”

“I’d say so. Where are you going to shop?” he asked, while making sure the shed was ready for Leah and Stuart’s broken furniture.

“I was actually thinking that he’d benefit most if we went to Target, so Woodruff, probably. We’re taking Lotte’s car, and Joey has his kids’ tablet for a game or a movie if he gets bored. Although I was going to look for audiobooks once we’ve ended this call.”

“Either way, have fun, drive safely, and say hi to Joey for me, okay?” Makai smiled as he walked to his truck.