I exhaled my relief and grinned. “I’m not mayor yet.”
“Yeah, but you will be. That town worships the ground you walk on, always has.”
I thought about my low poll numbers. “How’s the family doing?”
“Good, we’re setting up the apartment and unpacking still. Kara misses her Uncle Emmett.”
I propped my elbow on my knee and leaned my chin on my palm. “I miss that kid, too.” My mouth pressed into a line as I stared at the water. “I’m going to fix the electrical grid, Will. It might take a couple years, but I’m going to do it. Kara should grow up here in Queen’s Cove, where her family is. She should grow up the way we did.”
“It’s not so bad here,” Will said, but I could tell he was putting on a brave face and trying to stay positive. “I hope you’re not—” His voice broke off.
“What?”
“I hop
