Talia asked again, “Sheila, who is this?”

Sheila glanced at Alex before replying, “Mrs. Levitt, Alex is a male friend of mine. He’s not exactly my boyfriend yet. We’re heading out for a while.”

As for where they were going, she did not think there was any need to tell Talia.

Talia felt a little sheepish, thinking to herself that a male friend would eventually turn into a boyfriend anyway.

By answering that way, Sheila had basically told them that she and the young master of the Yorks might b