I was planning to leave even before I received my aunt"s letter. The silence between Derek and I had grown too loud, too heavy. This invitation to visit my childhood home came at the perfect time.
I sucked in a cleansing breath and placed the letter on Derek"s desk. He"d ask me about it eventually. Maybe.
I picked up the note and read again.
Dear Sarah,
Dear Sarah,I hope you are well. I apologize for not being in touch for so long. I"ve been a bit under the weather but that is expected at my age. I plan to reopen the inn, and I wonder if you and your husband would like to spend some time there this summer? You can stay a week or two or the whole summer if you"d like. There will be three other guests. I"d rather not mention them by name, but you know them. I"m sure you will all enjoy be
