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evening.’’
    “Mrs. Ford. Hello.’’
    There was a pause, then, “My goodness. Is that Tyanna?’’
    “Yes, ma’am. It’s me.’’
    “Oh, sweetheart. It is so good to hear from you. Where have you been?’’
    “You know me. Here, there and everywhere. I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch lately. I’ve been pretty busy with the new job. I’m lucky if I get two days off a week.’’
    “Yes, I know how that can be. With some jobs, it’s always go, go, go. Like mine. I’m so glad it’s the summer and I have a break.’’
    Mrs. Ford was a teacher, and Tyanna didn’t doubt she was one of the best out there.
    “Did Sheldon go to see you?” Mrs. Ford asked.
    “Uh, yeah,” Tyanna replied, a tad surprised. “How did you…” Things were starting to make sense now. “Did you tell him where to find me?’’
    “I hope you’re not upset. I remembered thename of that new gym you said you were working at, and he asked if I’d heard from you….”
    “No, no. That’s okay.” There was no way she could ever be upset with Mrs. Ford. In many ways, Tyanna felt closer to her than to her own mother. “Actually, I was calling for Sheldon. Is he there?’’
    “He’s around here somewhere. I think outside, working on his car. One minute.’’
    Mrs. Ford put the receiver down and Tyanna heard some shuffling sounds. A little over a minute later, Sheldon came on the line.
    “Hey, Tyanna.’’
    His voice held warmth, and Tyanna felt a small smile creep onto her face. “Hi, Sheldon.’’
    “I didn’t think I’d hear from you.’’
    “Yeah, well. Life is full of surprises, isn’t it?’’
    “Touché.”
    “Listen, I need to talk to you. About Dino. That whole story that I didn’t let you tell me.’’
    “Oh?”
    “Yeah. I’m ready to listen, if you still want to tell me about it.’’
    “All right. But I’d rather not talk about this over the phone.’’
    “Sure, that makes sense.’’
    “I can head to your place.’’
    “My place?” Tyanna’s heart spasmed. The thought of being alone with Sheldon in her apartment again…
    She had wanted to move from her apartmentafter returning from working on the cruise ship—get rid of the place that held so much history for her and Sheldon—but moving was such a big job. Ultimately, she had decided against it, certain that her six months away had helped her get over Sheldon once and for all.
    “You still live at the same apartment?”
    “Yeah—”
    “All right. It won’t take me long to get there.’’
    Tyanna hesitated. She wanted to tell him to meet her somewhere else, but that would make it seem like she was afraid to have him come over. And if she was afraid, he’d wonder why. He might think that she still had feelings for him.
    Which was exactly what she didn’t want him thinking. If it was the last thing she did, Tyanna would play it cool with Sheldon.
    “Okay,” she finally said. “I’ll be home.’’
    “Great. See you soon.’’
     
    Sheldon couldn’t keep a silly smile from spreading across his face as he drove the short distance from his mother’s house to Tyanna’s apartment. Her call had shocked him. He truly hadn’t expected to hear from her. But the fact that she had called him proved that she’d been thinking about him.
    And that was a good sign.
    The year they’d been apart seemed like forever and yet only yesterday. He’d missed her. Seeing her again had driven home just how much.
    She wanted to hear the whole story. A definite plus. He could only hope that she had come around to forgiving him for how he’d disappeared, or at least would soon. He regretted how everything had gone down, but he wouldn’t change how he’d done things if given the chance. His life had been in danger the moment Dino had figured out his relation to Dwight, something he hadn’t been able to do before because Sheldon had given him a false surname. From what he’d learned, Dino’s connection to organized crime had been