Chapter 255

He'd given her a tour of his house and his garage before they came back into the residence. Now they sat on his couch, each nursing their own beer.

"Are you ready to tell me why you brought me to your house?" Charity questioned as the two of them sat on the couch. "Why didn't you take me to the park or even into town to get some ice cream?"

"I wanted to be alone with you, and I think we already established that I've had dessert. I don't want to share you with anyone else. If I take you to the clubhouse, everyone will want to know what you've done the past few years and they'll want to catch up. I don't have the patience for that." He situated himself so that he leaned back against the arm of the couch.

"I'm gonna be real honest with you." He took a deep breath. "You coming back has thrown me into scramble mode. I had convinced myself you'd never be back."

"I had almost convinced myself I'd never come back too, especially with it being ten years," she admitted. "It felt like the