Jo blinked and stared when a very young, very pretty woman answered the door. She definitely wasn't Charlie's girlfriend, since Jo had met Jen. Unless, of course, Charlie had changed girlfriends since then. Which was possible, she supposed. She could give the benefit of the doubt. Couldn't she?
On the other hand, this might explain why she hadn't heard from Ted lately.
She did wonder briefly when she got to the point where she had to worry about this sort of thing. It had been simpler back home-staying on the road and never sticking around long enough to get attached. Here? She had no choice but stay in one place and attachments were forming.
She finally managed to regain her voice and even forced a smile in return.