Chapter 309: A Family Disagreement, Part 1

I arrived home two days later, tired, and so ready to sleep in my own bed. After dropping Trent at his house, I headed to mine.

Abby was still in school for another half an hour or so, and Uncle Dean was still at work. But Aunt Beth's car was in the driveway when I pulled in. I parked, killed the engine, then lugged my suitcase inside.

"I'm home," I said.

Aunt Beth rushed out from the living room and gave me a giant bear hug. "Finally," she said. "I was starting to worry." She released me and gave me the once over. "You're all right?"

"I'm fine. Just tired. As much as I want to see the world, I really hate traveling." I laughed.

Hopefully, when I became a vampire, my outlook on that would change, because I really did want to see so many different places.

"You look tired." She patted my cheek. "Did you have a nice visit with your dad?"