Chapter Twenty-Five
ROWAN
Thanksgiving was less than a week away, and I was feeling torn because I didn't want to leave right now. Not with Mae and I feeling so good. But I had two more phone calls from my parents and another one from my sister, who was super pissed off at them. I knew I needed to go to Stolen Hearts Valley.
I was at Mae’s house every night. I was helping her tear out that shag carpet, and we were going to redo the whole interior. I only wanted to spend time with Mae, so it was perfect. One night we were watching TV, and I told her, “I don't want to go to my parents’ for Thanksgiving.”
She looked over. “To North Carolina?”
I nodded quickly. “It's either that or Christmas, and my sister's having some problems.”
“Oh, no. What's wrong?” Her brow creased with worry.
“I
