Forty-Four
A Very Good Boy
Finan navigates up to the outermost dock to drop off Humboldt and me so he can taxi Wes back to the mainland. I’ll take his truck into town—as much as I don’t want to face anyone after what happened last night, or gods forbid, run into Connor if he’s still here, I can’t be a coward today. I have to take care of Thalia Island.
As I pull up to town hall, my stomach falls into my feet. Sure enough, Connor and Suze are still here, chatting and smiling with Kelly and Hunter in the round, blossom-filled courtyard to the right of the town hall entrance. Kelly’s flirty smile dissolves when she realizes it’s not Finan behind the wheel of his truck.
I know how to handle this. I’ve grinned through tempests before.
Humboldt hops free from the back seat but sticks close
