When they woke Casey wanted to go home and change clothes, pick up her truck. T.J. let himself be talked into it, but insisted on following her. And also convinced her to pack a small overnight bag. He had no illusions about her agreeing to move into the motel with him, not given her obvious history. For now, as he'd told her, he'd take it one night at a time.
They raised a few eyebrows when they arrived at the Half 'n Half together, even though they arrived in their own vehicles and came in through separate entrances. Claire McIntyre gave her daughter a questioning look and she managed to avoid the third degree from her father in the kitchen. Still, Casey being Casey, she ignored him, just as she ignored her mother, and went about the business of waiting on customers.
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