“You’ve gotten incredibly bossy over the years.”

“I learned it from watching you,” she shot back with a gentle smile.

“Now let’s go.”

We left a short note on the kitchen counter for Chloe, telling her that Aunt Paige and I had stepped out for an hour to handle an urgent errand and asking her to call my cell phone if anyone needed us.

I didn’t mention the storage facility.

The drive across town was completely quiet.