Chapter 70

Evelyn POV

I worked all day, around closing time Ryland came in. He sat in one of the booths waiting for me to shut everything down. "Want a hand" he asks as I reach up pulling the shutters down.

"No I got it" I tell him before walking back inside. I lock the door, turning the closed sign.

"Did Thaddeus send you?" I ask. Now that I had time to myself and was able to cool down I now felt terrible for yelling at Orion not so much Thaddeus, he said things that hurt too.

"No I wanted to check on you" he says getting up from his seat following me out back while I put the till in the safe.

"Are you coming home?" He asks.

"Am I allowed to?" I ask.

"Why wouldn't you be?"

"Thaddeus said not come home" I tell him.

"I will deal with Thaddeus" he says and I nod.

I flick the light off to the office out the back turning to walk back out to the front but Ryland blocks the door. I look up at him when he doesn't move.