#Chapter 268: Family Vacation

Hannah I couldn’t help but feel guilty as I stared out the car window. The tall trees passing by were a dense green blur, the scent of pine and fresh air filling my nostrils even from inside the car. The sky was the clearest blue, perfect for an outing in the countryside. Melody was cooing happily in the backseat without a care in the world. Noah was taking us on a weekend trip, just the three of us, and I should have been elated beyond measure. But instead I just felt… tired. Panicky. A little confused. “Quit picking at your lip,” Noah suddenly said, the sound of his voice ripping me out of my reverie. “I swear, Hannah, if you’re thinking about work right now—” “It’s just so unexpected, that’s all,” I replied as I quickly sat on my hand to keep myself from nervously picking at the dry skin on my lower lip. “If I had a couple weeks’ notice, I could have prepared things ahead of time, worked some late nights to get more done—” “And that’s precis