Eventually, Mika and I made our way back down into town while Santiago got Olivia’s statement about what had happened with Scott. We would have stayed if we were needed, but with Mary there, Olivia had good support, and I needed to get back to pick up Sawyer. I knew Dad and Lucille were probably getting tired, and Sawyer would be ready for some downtime, too. Plus, if Lucille was true to form, she and Saw had baked something amazing – last time it was banana bread cake with whipped frosting and pecan halves – and my son would be ready to come down from a sugar high in short order.
Plus, I really just needed to hug him for a long time.
Sure enough, when I got to Dad and Lucille’s, Dad was taking his usual afternoon nap, and Lucille and Sawyer were in the process of cleaning the kitchen –
