Chapter 44

"Let me drive you back tomorrow," Yale offered. "I happen to be heading back to Jeritho too. Over the past two years, most of my work has shifted from Capira, so I spend more time there now." "Alright," Sara agreed without hesitation. "Yale, when are you going to get yourself a girlfriend? You know what they say: build a career and then start a family. Your career's already taken off. Time to think about the next step." "You're still just a kid yourself, and now you're trying to lecture me?" Yale laughed. "I'm already a mom! How am I still a kid?" Sara pouted in protest. Indeed, if Sara hadn't mentioned her children, most people would probably assume she was a recent college graduate. "Yeah, I guess you're right. You've become a mother in the blink of an eye. Still, to me, you'll always be that little girl tagging along behind me," Yale said with a smile. The two of them chatted and reminisced about their childhood, their conversation slipping effortlessly into the banter of old