Chapter 29
Charlie wasn’t the only one who’d come home. Bill was back too. Back with a nurse, not fully recovered, not able to physically run the property himself. But he was back, and back with a vengeance. He’d never been so impossible, so full of bile. For Drew there was no more time spent next door at Brumby’s Run. In the week since Charlie’s return, he’d hardly seen Sam. When he phoned, she’d seemed distant. When he dropped by, she was always busy, and Charlie was always there.
Drew remembered Sam’s kiss the night they stole Whirlwind. She’d been happy, ready to start off where they’d left off – he was sure of it. What they really needed was some clear air. If Charlie hadn’t turned up like she did, who knows what would have happened? Somebody was always getting in their way. Like Bi
