Chapter 254 - A Silent Goodbye

Logan chuckled, joining her on the porch. "I don't know, I think it turned out pretty well in the end." Deonna raised an eyebrow. "Half the team has food poisoning, we didn't complete a single planned activity, and I'm pretty sure Wildman Wayne is trying to start a fire with wet twigs as we speak." As if to prove her point, they heard Wayne's voice floating from around the corner of the building. "Come on, you beautiful sparks! Daddy needs a fire!" Logan and Deonna burst into laughter, the absurdity of the situation finally hitting them. "Okay, so it wasn't the retreat you planned," Logan admitted, wiping tears of mirth from his eyes. "But look at the team in there. They're bonding over their shared misery. They problem-solved together. And they got to see their leadership team roll up their sleeves and get into the trenches with them." Deonna considered his words, realizing the truth in them. "I suppose you're right. It's just... I wanted everything to be perfect." Logan pulled