❀ Clark ❀
Monday morning came faster than I wanted it to. The warmth of Amy’s bed, the softness of her breathing beside me, and the way Eva had ended up sprawled across both of us sometime after two in the morning, it all made leaving the house feel harder than usual. But the sound of Amy’s alarm meant it was time to get up. I had to get to work. So did Amy. And Eva had to get to school. It was a mad rush as we got ready for the day, but I had to leave them to get back home to shower and change. Now that I was officially living in Willow Creek, it was time to run the company like I meant it. I pulled up to the shop just after eight, and the early morning mist still hugged the pavement. The renovations had been completed last week, but today was the first day it truly felt like mine. The n
