Chapter 71: A Little Piece of Home

I miss Austin. But it will never be home for me again. – Evie

They had stopped at the clubhouse before going house hunting. Partially for the men to check in and also because Toad always seemed to know what all was going on. As expected, he had been able to point them to several houses for sale. One had not even been listed yet.

It was on the edge of town and sat away from the road on a two-acre lot. The front yard had flower beds against the wide wrap around porch. Two large oak trees sat on the far side of the front yard, the perfect distance apart for a hammock. Which, if they wanted to know, was in the shed on the same side of the house.

The backyard had a pool and hot tub on one side and a fire pit with a large seating area on the other. At the back was a small grove of apple, peach and pecan trees. The old man had complained about the pecan trees, but his wife had been from Texas and insisted on them fifty some odd years ago. Tank smiled down at Evie as Ink kissed her cheek. L