Chapter 179: Dawson

Tired of the silence in the cab, Dawson decided to ask Chloe some of the questions he'd been wondering about all morning. He'd even written them down in his laptop, so he wouldn't forget them all, but that didn't do a bit of good while he was driving.

He could always start with the obvious one though, and see where it went. He could pull out his laptop later.

"Why aren't you still living at home with your father?" he asked, breaking the silence. "He would've been able to help you and Tommy live...well, a lot easier than the salary of a waitress could afford you."

She seemed to just ignore him, staring out the window at the passing pine trees. When the silence became awkwardly long, Dawson sighed. Time to think of another question. Maybe he could break the ice and work his way towards the important stuff.