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ced on both sides Cows dotted the pasture on both sides and to the left was the pond Jackto

The farew off in the distance as did some other crop Taylor wasn’t sure what it was Soybeans, perhaps

“Like it?” he asked as he pulled to a stop in front of a porch that sprawled all the way across the front of the house A half-dozen rocking chairs were painted to match the house’s navy roof and welco away their cares

Taylor loved it all Wared here a hundred years and would be here another hundred

“What’s not to like?”

“If I ever settled down, I’d want it to be so around the place with obvious admiration

Taylor’s gaze cut toward him

“Mountains less than an hour away for cli,” he continued a bit wistfully “Lots of lakes for skiing and swi Rivers and strea Green in the spring and su the hills in the fall Snow in the winter for sledding and skiing in the mountains”

“I take it you like Tennessee”

He grinned “Between all the big a, Knoxville, and the one in Warrenville, I end up spending most of my summers here, especially now that my mom is in Tennessee permanently”

Such a strange life he led “Where is home, Jack?”

He shrugged “Some music festival far, far away”

“An actual place?”

He shook his head “Not really Just a metaphorical locale that represents all the different places that made up my childhood”

“You never lived in one place that feels like going home when you visit?”