I looked back at Lila. She looked terrified.
My mind went everywhere bad at once. Food poisoning. Trespassing. A resident choking. Somebody accusing her of something.
I opened the door wider. “Come in.”
The woman officer took one look at my face and softened.
Lila whispered, “Mom, did I do something wrong?”
I grabbed her hand. “I don’t know.”
The officers stepped inside. The male officer glanced at the stacked cooling racks by the sink.
The woman officer took one look at my face and softened.
“Nobody is in trouble.”
I stared at her. “What?”
The woman officer pulled out her phone.
She repeated it. “Nobody is in trouble.”
I laughed once, sharp and breathless. “Then why are there police at my door before sunrise?”
She exchanged a look with her partner. “Because this got bigger than anyone expected.”
Lila frowned. “What got bigger?”
The male officer smiled. “You, apparently.”