Chapter 285: Working on Jackie

Scott gazed down at the sparkling water below. In this area, landforms had been sculpted thousands of years earlier by migrating glaciers. The lakes were up to 200 feet deep in some places, and the water was so clear, you could see huge boulders and the ghosts of fallen trees as far as twenty feet below the surface.

He glanced over at Blake who was looking out his side window. “How did it go in California?” Through the headphones he wore, his own voice sounded far away.

Blake flicked his eyes in Scott’s direction, and Scott didn’t miss the flash of pain there. “It was rough, I won’t lie to you. I was there for days before I was able to see Amy, and that was in court. She looks better now, but when I first saw her, she looked terrified. And kind of resigned, like she’d given up.” Blake exhaled forcefully. “I don’t like to feel helpless when it comes to Amy.”

Scott nodded. “I get it, man. So why did they decide to drop the charges?”