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I closedhim into this, I suddenly needed him in it I wanted him with me He would knohat to say What to do I was sure of it

The flight attendant opened the door and I stood to pull e from overhead The plane was small I exited onto the staircase and walked across the jet way

A man in front of me dropped his scarf I stooped to pick it up for him

“Thank you” He smiled

“No problem” I stopped in front of the retractable doors I didn’t want to go inside I didn’t want the nightin

Because that’s exactly as ahead of me

Chapter Twenty

There was a slight hu around It wasn’t far froe carousel In only a few steps I would face ain A man I hadn’t spent time with in close to a year

Da me do this

I often wondered if life would have been easier ifin town after the divorce He owned a cabinet business It was unrealistic to think he would sell the company or try to move it to another location

And ument she couldn’t leave because of Garrett andto latch on to that last thread of an excuse

It was her enabling that allowed hi as she fed into Garrett’s needs, he would never truly be healthy

The doors closed behind ry and bitter Scared for my brother Resentful that I had flown here under the most impossible circumstances

His hands were stuffed in his pockets I didn’t knohy he still wore that floppy golf cap In a snature look

“Hoas the flight?” He walked toward me