"Anyway, enough about me. What's up?" Val asked after finishing her narration.
"I thought about what you said," Karen said after releasing a breath she hadn't been aware she was holding.
"What was that? I have had so much on my mind, this case and so forth," Val asked.
"I want to meet Angie," Karen said, and there was a deafening silence from the other end. Val looked at the caller ID on her phone and held back the phone to her ears, then asked if she heard Karen right.
"No, wait. That's the wrong question. I want to know what triggered that decision, and don't you dare try to hide anything from me, Karen, because I will find out," Val warned Karen, and Karen laughed.
