Chapter 27

I still loved that cheating, conflicted bastard, which was why I hadn’t gone home in years. I didn’t want to cave at the sight of his perfect smile. My pride wouldn’t allow it.

So what if I was sulking. I had a right, didn’t I? I would go home for a visit. I hadn’t seen my family face to face in years, so that was the official reason for my taking this trip. I needed to be over Walt,and stay over Walt, no matter what my mother envisioned for the two of us. Or what my heart whispered to me in secret.

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It took thirteen hours to reach my hometown in Wyoming. There’d been snow along the way, but it hadn’tdelayed the trip by much. It was midnight by the time I arrived at the station. I’d called Mom to let her know my arrival time, but I didn’t see a vehicle I recognized out front. In fact, the parking lot was empty.