Chapter Three
STERLING
The rest of the market is luckily not as interesting as talking to Aiden, and I quickly finish the shopping. Maddy’s being a good girl and follows me closely as we cross the market.
Every stall wants to make some chit-chat and we get all sorts of little gifts. Some extra fruit here, some extra bread or cheese there, even Maddy gets some candy from one of the stalls. It makes me a little awkward, but I know it comes from a good place. I know that they do it because they care, about me, about Logan.
“Daddy?” Maddy pulls on my arm. “Can I have that?” She points to a stall with popcorn and fudge, and while I’d love to think that she’s talking about the popcorn, I know she means the fudge.
“No, Sweety. You’ll feel really sick after that much sugar. But we’ll make swe
