Chapter Six
The sun was shining bright today, and Alison couldn’t remember ever having been able to smile with such ease. In fact, she couldn’t pull the smile from her face. She even lifted a hand to wave to people she knew as they passed her on the street. For a moment, she wondered who this new Alison was, so much so that she had to fight the urge to laugh.
Feeling this good, she knew, was all because of Bennett. Every step she took, she felt the lightness in her walk. Lifting her head, it was as if she’d missed out on feeling the sun on her face for her entire life. That dark cloud that seemed to linger over her head had suddenly vanished. She’d never felt the kind of joy and excitement for life that she did right now.
Last night, she and Bennett had sat at the old kitchen table with
