Chapter 270

She quickly did her business and flushed before walking over to the sink. Turning the water on, she soaped her hands before looking up into the mirror. The woman staring back at her wasn't someone she recognized. There was life in her eyes and redness in her cheeks.

Back in North Carolina, it had been about doing anything she could to get ahead and stay ahead. Here, she realized, she was taking things easier. Even though she was working on the case, she was finding time, like now, to live. That was something she had been missing there. She knew the reason for that was Drew.

Smiling to herself, she finished up and wiped her hands off before walking out and back towards the kitchen. As soon as she got there, she was met head-on with Tatum.

"So you knew my brother back when he was my age?" she asked as she loaded the fixings for s'mores into a basket.

"Tatum," Denise reprimanded. "I told you to leave her alone."

"No." Charity shook her head. "It's okay. I did know your brother b