Chapter 39: In Talon Park
Zoe and I are walking again, fully back into our friendship. We stop to get a coffee at The Muffin Shack and spend the first Saturday in February on Terran Trail, side by side like best girlfriends.
The winter’s day is forty degrees with some sun. There is still snow on the ground, but it’s melting quickly. She and I are both dressed in sweaters, gloves, and knitted hats to stay warm. By tomorrow there will be twelve inches of snow taking over Vanmer; a blizzard of sorts working its way down from Canada. For now, we enjoy the comfortable day together, its fresh air, rare seasonal sun, and each other’s company to the fullest.
Unsurprising to me, she accepts Ben’s marriage proposal, happy to have him back in her life. Zoe, I realize, deserves someone like Ben, an
