"It's ben a long day," Ella admitted as she stepped inside to allow Jeremy in. She shut the door behind him and automatically started to lead the way to the kitchen. When he said they needed to talk, she chose instead to turn into the sitting room and took a seat on the couch, leaving him to choose whether he wanted to sit next to her there or across from her in one of the two upholstered chairs.
"Is everything alright?" she asked, concerned that perhaps something was wrong with Mercy's wedding preparations or someone in their family was ill or otherwise injured. So many things ran through her mind that Ella felt a bit anxious as she waited for his reply.