[Oh? He was in the office today?] Avery typed.

[Yeah! *Smiling*] The manager responded.

Avery stared at the smiling emoji after every message the manager had sent and felt slightly embarrassed.

[Okay. *Smiling*]

[I won't keep you from resting, then. *Smiling*]

[Sure. *Smiling*]

After talking to the manager, a few others came and sent her messages. She took a deep breath and tapped on his contact. [You just can't wait to start working, huh? *Smiling*]

Elliot looked at the emoji at the end of her message and felt chills down his spine.

[I just went back to take a look.] He immediately replied.

[Oh. I'm asking that you stop working. Just be careful not to exhaust yourself. Have you bought the ticket back to Bridgedale?]

[Not yet. I want to stay with the kids for a few more days. I will go back after this weekend.]

[Sure.]

[Why aren't you asleep? It's not bad for you to stay up this late every night.]

[I'm about to go to sleep. By the way, Eric is here in Bridgedale. He is on