Chapter Forty-One
Jen
“You could come,” I said to my family when it was time to head to Beth and Jake’s. “There’s probably more than enough food.”
“Plenty,” Dylan confirmed.
Mom hugged me before putting my pile of gifts in my hands. “It’s alright. I have a turkey breast that’s going to be scrumptious. We’ll see you tomorrow.”
Smiling widely at the thought, I nodded. “Okay. Love you!” I said to the three of them in the hall, then joined Dylan on the porch. He waved goodbye, then started for his truck.
I unlocked the CR-V.
It was a longer drive to the compound, especially due to not being able to make it a straight shot. I envied birds. And pilots. With five acres, they had enough space to land.
Three o’clock in late December meant sunset was pretty soon, so it was just dim enough to
