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Dropping to sit on my couch, I put my face in my hands Fuck these stupid tears! Why does he have to look so good? His eyes were so open and pleading asking ht aboutbastard he is They won’t kno he destroyed the life ofback

All they’ll see is I landed a pluht out of business school at one of the top firms in Nashville, then I quit less than three weeks later They’ll think I couldn’t hack it Or they’ll think I’

Exhaling a big sigh, I grabtoto force her to tell me the truth I deserve to knohat happened

It’s al the old, faton to rew up

So ed since I was a child here Most of the sone, replaced by million-dollar mansions and country club estates Savannah has becoas more people relocate closer to the coast

Iaround thewith cane poles… Going with my daddy to WWE matches

More tears are onhow Patton had started calling o since ere in the mountains, since he held ood it felt, how much I wanted him

No I push those thoughts away He doesn’t deserve my fond memories He lied to me the whole time He knehat had happened to Renée, and he never said a word about it—even when I asked him point blank

He said he didn’t kno to tell ht I asked hi the car into park, I pause in front of the posh home in front of me I have to double-check the number above the door

Yep, it’s my parents’ old place, but it looks… different Good different

I’rass is cut and the neat sidewalk runs around the front like always But now I’ up neooden steps to a pristine wrap-around porch The exterior, which was fore, dark-brown shutters line the long s across the front,them seem more like French doors

Going to the life-sized ceramic sea turtle on the corner, I pat his head “Hi, Crush” Then I flip hi of the key hidden inside him

When I get the front door open, I’m even more amazed The wood floors have been redone The wall that divided the kitchen fro roo, open floor

plan

Our three tiny bedrooms are still down the small hall directly across from e television and couches and chairs Dropping lass fro it with ice and water froerator