She left him standing on that dusty path while she marched back up to the house, went inside, and dressed.
***
Alexa found Bo in the winery office, going through invoices. She was dressed in the clothes she’d worn the day she arrived in Bo’s old jalopy. In her arms was an envelope with the contents of the safe Luke had handed over.
“It’s over,” she said, feeling strangely empty at that moment.
“I know. I heard it all.”
“What? Sometimes I think you’re a ghost hiding in every nook and cranny of this place.”
He looked at her and smiled.
“You’re sure he gave you everything?”
She shrugged. “He’s not going to make trouble. I heard him packing. I’ve leaving him alone…let him save face.”
Bo’s smile changed to a frown. He shook his head and stood up.
“What? You got a problem with my do
