Chapter Eleven
She came.
Until he saw her walking through the crowd, Porco had doubted. Not what he felt for her. Not the connection he knew existed between them. But he knew that family was a powerful motivator. If Jules’s family was not on board with her seeing him, she might’ve stayed home.
But she came.
As first dates went, this one wasn't so bad. Porco walked alongside Jules amidst the sounds of the county fair. The wails, screeches, and cries of children who were finally coming down from their afternoon sugar rush. The shouts and giggles of teens testing the boundaries of their independence while inside the cocoon of their tight-knit community were now on the rise. Ever-present was the catcalls of the visiting vendors aiming to pick the last dollar out of eager townies' pockets.
