Susie turned to Crystal and asked, "What did Tiffany want?"
Crystal: "I think she wanted to thank Nathan for helping her Father. I should probably call her to find out for sure, though. Please excuse me."
Crystal left the kitchen and went back to her room. Once the door was closed behind her, she took out her mobile phone and quickly dialed Tiffany's phone number.
When Tiffany saw who was calling, she answered right away and said, "Crystal, I waited all afternoon for you at your home! Where were you?"
"I was with Nathan. What is the matter?" Crystal asked.
"I just wanted to thank you. Thanks to you, my Dad can stay in Huston. I was going to thank you both today, but you weren't home!"
Crystal lied and said, "I didn't do anything, actually, so there is no need to thank me. Nathan just changed his mind." She didn't want Tiffany to know how she'd degraded herself. It was too embarrassing to talk about.
