Hudson felt like he’d fallen into a dream. No, his house wasn’t very big, but he’d never cared about the mansion overlooking the ocean the way Jan had. In fact, he didn’t even own this cabin, and that was just fine with him.
He was tired at the end of the night, because he worked. That felt good. He’d been loaning Hound to Gramps to help him sleep, but he had the dog with him that night as he waited for the pizza to arrive.
Oh, and Scarlett. He was waiting for her to arrive too.
He moved the stack of napkins slightly, thinking both should be here already. Just then, he heard her voice say, “No, I got it. Thanks.”
In the next moment, Scarlett opened the door and said, “Knock, knock.” She came in carrying the two boxes of pizza, and Hudson sprang forward.
“Let me take them.”
But she ma
