Chapter 89

NOAH

Six Months Later

Noah’s phone dinged as he stepped through the door of Sticky Sweets Bakery. He scrambled to pull the phone from his pocket. He knew it was Jenny. Her morning updates about Camille’s recovery were like clockwork, and he lived for those bits of information. If he couldn’t be there with Camille himself, hearing from Jenny that Camille was doing well was the next best thing.

Jenny: Our girl is good. Starting back to work this morning.

Someone shoved his shoulder, and he turned to see Lucas following him. Most of their crew members stopped by Sticky Sweets for coffee before the grind of the shift. The owner, Tracy, was a good friend of his mom, and she always threw in a cream cheese Danish for him if she was working the register. Those treats were certainly worth the extra hours in the gym.

Lucas pointed toward the growing line. “Migrate, man. We got somewhere to be.” Their shift didn’t start for another hour, but they all liked to arrive early. He leaned in closer an