Did she really say Cameron out loud ?
Melissa went rigid. Her eyes widened for a split second, then, too loudly, she clapped her hands together, like a gunshot.
"Cam. Run!" she blurted, forcing a grin that didn't quite reach her eyes. "Campaign run. Yeah, I meant campaign run! I've got a campaign run coming up. Totally mixed my words."
Craig blinked, clearly thrown off. "Campaign run?"
"Yeah! Yeah," she said quickly, already backing toward the door. "Big thing next week. Anyway….uh. I gotta go, thank you, bye!"
She fumbled with the door handle, an awkward laughter bubbling from her throat like fizz from a shaken soda can. Then, she slipped outside before he could respond.
The door clicked shut.
Craig sat there for a long moment, staring after her, the word 'Cam-run' echoing faintly in his head like a sound he wasn't supposed to hear.
His phone buzzed.
Dad.
Craig exhaled, thumb hovering for a beat before answering. "Yeah?"
