Chapter 22
Aaron didn’t believe in happy endings, not exactly, but he was a fan of new beginnings. And nothing came easy that was worth having anyway, in his experience. Reaching Vermont and renting a place surrounded by trees didn’t suddenly make everything better—they were all way too stubborn to not butt heads every couple of days or so—but it gave them something to work on.
Charlie was having difficulties settling, because she figured now that the danger was gone, why not go back to Spruce Creek?
“Go back?” Quinn asked one morning, lifting his brow as he fried bacon in the pan. “What the f**k for? That place was a dead end, Charlie, and it was sucking the life out of you.”
“Like you two won’t?” She tossed her head. “Besides, my dad’s still there.”
“Your dad’s a dead end too.” Q
