Chapter TenCape Bretton, South Carolina: Present day
On the last leg of our trip to Sea Scope, the skies let loose and heavy rain descended on us. We'd made several stops before crossing into South Carolina, and I'd taken over the driving the last hour despite Carolyn's assurance she could handle it. I could tell by her drooping eyelids that she was nearing her exhaustion point, and we were still many miles from the inn. Neither of us had brought up Derek or the baby again. We'd driven mostly in silence and only spoken briefly about general topics when we'd had lunch and an early dinner at two of the rest stops.
I knew Carolyn was giving me time to think, and I'd come to a few decisions along the way. I wouldn't spend the whole summer at Sea Scope. I would return to Long Island with Caro
