Chapter 177 Ready

• They drove the rest of the way to the airport in silence. Aiden’s mother dropped him at the departures terminal with a sad smile. “You’re leaving early, so you still owe us some time this summer. If things… you know. If you need somewhere quiet for a while, you should come back up. Your dad’s going home next week, but I’ll be here for the rest of the month.”
• “I don’t think Cade’s going to feel real comfortable coming back to the cottage anytime soon,” Aiden said. He knew it wasn’t what his mother meant, but he didn’t want to think about the other option.
• The airport nonsense kept him distracted for a while, but when he settled into his seat for the two-hour flight, he had nothing to think about except Cade. He’d be at the apartment by now. Aiden had put fresh sheets on the bed before they left because he liked coming home from a trip and crawling right into a nice clean nest. Would Cade be getting ready for bed?