Olivia turned and started across, noticing he was waiting for her to reach the other side before he crossed. She and her siblings had run across this bridge, even jumped up and down on it, dozens of times. She knew it didn’t look sound, but she was certain it was safe. Once she reached the far side, Memphis took the few steps over and joined her on the opposite bank. She looked at him amusedly but didn’t say anything.
“I know. I’m overly cautious. But that’s just because I know how structures like this are made. And I know how little it can take to break them.”
“You’re the engineer,” she replied with a shrug and a smile. She turned in the direction of the church, and at the sight of the white building peeking through the trees, her heart warmed a bit.
“Where did you go to school?” Memph
