“That’s very true,” Elizabeth said, and I could hear the excitement in her voice.
“Take it easy tonight,” I teased. “Don’t spend all night scrolling social media.”
“I’ll try not to,” she said with a laugh. “Goodnight, Ella.”
“Goodnight.”
We ended the call, and I placed my phone on the table before heading to the kitchen. I decided to prepare something simple for dinner. Normally, we would have eaten already, but I’d been waiting for Alexander.
At this point, I thought it best to make something he could eat whenever he finally came upstairs, so I decided on sandwiches.
I wanted to be annoyed with him, but I had no idea what was keeping him so busy. I was certain that if Alexander deemed it important, then it was.
Still, as the minutes ticked by, my worry grew.
