Since Jocelyn didn't take his calls all day, Caden wondered if he had misread her signals, or maybe the romance had been all in his head. He had texted and called Jocelyn alternately all day, but her phone kept going straight to voice mail. Then his phone rang. For a moment, he hoped it was Jocelyn, but frowned when he saw that it was Mallory.

He sighed as he clicked on the phone. "Hello, Mallory. What do you want?"

"Well, that's a fine way to greet an old friend," she ...