Honestly, once she did her best to relax and go with the flow, things did seem to feel a bit easier. Autumn would be the first to admit that letting things go wasn’t exactly her forte — after all, she was in this whole mess exactly because she’d pushed Michael to do what she wanted rather than relaxing and seeing what might happen if she went along with his plans — but if nothing else, she found herself a lot less stressed.
They hung out at his house and watched movies, ordered takeout and pizza, went for long walks in Jerome and Clarkdale and Cottonwood when the weather was fine. On Friday nights, they headed over to Main Stage and caught whatever band was playing, often accompanied by Sarah and the guy from Scottsdale she’d met over Presidents Day weekend. Tyler was fun and friendly, an
