Chapter Twelve
Juliet and Wade dropped me off in front of my house. Fritz and Ferdie were waiting at the door for me. I clipped a leash on Fritz to take him for a quick walk around the block. He sniffed and stopped at every bush and tree, so the fifteen minute walk drifted into close to thirty by the time we made it back to the house. As we rounded the corner, I saw Clint’s truck idling in my driveway. My breath caught in my chest. I didn’t know if I was up to this after the day I’d had.
I hesitated before walking to the truck. Clint shut off the engine and climbed out. He reached out and wrapped his arms around me. I breathed in his scent and some of the awkwardness that had mingled between us floated away on the night breeze.
“ It’s been a rough couple of days, and I needed to see yo
