#Chapter 73: At All Costs

Ruby Back at Vic and Rachel’s cabin in Westland, Vic gave us the tour, showed us the two bathrooms we could shower in if we wanted to, and the two rooms we would be staying in that night. “I’ll let you rest and get settled,” Vic said. “Rachel and I will just be having some pine tea downstairs, and you’re more than welcome to join us if you’d like company.” We thanked him, then Caleb and I made our way into the bedroom for us with our bags from the trunk in tow. We known we’d be staying overnight somewhere, we just weren’t sure how many nights we’d end up staying. I was surprised though when Daniel followed us into the room, closing the door behind himself. “Oh,” I said in surprise, turning around to see what was going on. Before I could say anything else though, Daniel dropped his bag and wrapped me in a hug. “Oh,” I said again, realizing he was still wound tight after the incident just off the Sockenee River Bridge. He squeezed me so tight, it nearly hurt. I understood