Chapter 276: The Hike, Part 1

Despite knowing Ivy could do everything she said she could, Trent and I agreed to wait to go see her. Not because we were having second thoughts but because he wanted to focus on Saturday - on our first real date - without having this interfere.

Not to mention, we needed to tell Sean about Macaih and how he'd been working with Ivy. Who knew what their alliance meant or how it would affect things. But today was all about me and Trent and nothing else. Tomorrow, we'd talk to Sean, then go see Ivy.

As promised, on Saturday morning at exactly nine o'clock, Trent knocked on the front door. Aunt Beth hurried to let him in before I even made it past the living room.

"Good morning," she said. Her usual chipper tone was missing. She was feeling better but still not back to her old self.

"Morning, Mrs. Benson," Trent said, and the mere sound of his voice sent a shiver down my back.

"Come on in. Chloe should be down any second," Aunt Beth said.