They both stopped at Sam’s car and Emily let out a whoo sound to indicate she was impressed by his life-story. “So you own two businesses?”
Sam scratched his head sheepishly. “Yeah. In my spare time I do lots of odd jobs, kind of a jack-of-all-trades, but master of none, if you know what I mean. Not like you… graduating top of your class. You’re probably the most educated person here.” He said as they both got into the 4Runner.
He pulled out and they drove down another section of road that was on the border of the town. When Emily had first entered Fairbanks, the dense foliage of fir and cedar and pine had seemed a bit suffocating, as if the forest were trying to consume her – but now, in the safety of Sam’s truck with him beside her, it didn’t seem quite so sinister. She leaned against
