Chapter 19

For the next hour Ally sits in the dining room testing dishes Dirk prepared. Every time he brings one out, he quickly explains how he prepared it and asked if she would like to make any changes. Ally was impressed with every dish.

She did not dare to give Dirk as much as a knowing look, for Agatha was patiently standing in the corner of the room, watching them intently.

Ally feels irritated with Agatha. Being watched like this is unnecessary.

After Ally made her selection of the dishes for the dinner party, Dirk clears up the table and leaves the room.

Ally excuses herself from Agatha and leaves also. She tried so many dishes, she is not sure if she will be hungry by dinner.

As Ally moves through the doorway, she notices that Eric’s home office door is closed. She goes to it and hears him speaking inside. Ally stands in the hallway listening for a second. She cannot hear a second voice in the room. She assumes that Eric is on a phone call.

She knocks on the door softly. The conversa