We went home for a few weeks after the tour was over. This was pretty awkward, as I had to move out of Casey’s apartment and into a new one I basically wasn’t going to be living in for long periods of time. But we made it work.
When I went by Casey’s with the movers, he’d cleaned his apartment like never before. He was sitting on the couch when I walked in, but he quickly stood.
“Hey.”
“Hey.”
“It looks really good in here, Casey.”
He looked around, then at my feet. “Well, I wanted it to look good for the next person who’s moving in.”
My eyebrows raised. “You’re moving?”
He nodded. “Yeah. I bought a house on the west bench.” The benches are what we called the hills leading up the mountains surrounding the city. “Nice views, big lawn. I figured I could use it as a rental while I’m on
