Chapter 28

“Oh, I almost screamed and brought the whole Gatehouse down on him, but Mom was quick,” Alex said. “She explained, Sasha transformed human, we all went to bed, and things were awkward for…well, awhile. After Mom died…I don’t know, I guess it seemed silly to care about something like that, so I told Sasha to suck it up. We’ve been on good terms ever since. Mom saved his life. Now he might be the only thing that can save yours.” Her eyes stared fixed at Nathan.

“It was what it was,” Sasha said. “Don’t make a big deal out of it. We never did.”

Silence settled over them again, and the cold started creeping in enough that they all sat up and huddled under the comforter like before. Eventually, the somber mood was too much for Nathan. He was close enough to drunk to not want the night to end on a sour note. Especially not on New Year’s.

“You know…I always thought of Elaine as a MILF…just never figured that to be so close to the truth.”