Chapter 216: Kylie

Adam helped her out of the truck and they began to wander up the dirt road, staying on the far side from the river. She could hear it rushing by, a relaxing nature symphony accompanying their walk, but she had to wonder how hearing it affected Adam. She snuck a covert glance, but he seemed fine. Maybe it had been long enough that the sound of water didn't bother him anymore.

"So," she said, and then stopped.

"So," Adam echoed, and then winked at her. He was certainly a lot more playful than he had been just a half hour before. She wondered if he was trying to be upbeat and lighthearted in order to help her relax as she recounted her sordid history.

Unfortunately, there weren't enough jokes in the world to counteract this story.

"Since today is Confess Everything From Your Past Day," she started out, trying to inject a little levity into the situation herself, "I should tell you about Norman."

"Hold on, you dated a guy named Norman?" Adam interjected.