APRIL
Six weeks later.
The last of my things finally arrive. Getting everything shipped over was a struggle, but it forced some hard choices. Downsizing felt right. Living in Rome means I no longer need shelves full of books about it. This city is outside my window now, breathing and loud and real. Maybe one day I will write my own book instead.
So much has changed since Diablo and I found our way back to each other. Contact with Dido never happened. Aria called her instead and said I had moved back to Colorado. As far as the world knows, that is the truth, and the truth is enough.
Goody’s Bar opened its doors again, with Jammie running the place. Joe left a will that gave everything to her. There is a sense that Abel may have had a hand in how that document came together, but questio
