“When you first showed up here, I was scared.”
Jake laughed softly.
“I know.”
“I don’t mean of you exactly. I mean of what it would cost. This town doesn’t like surprises. Especially not the kind that make it see itself.”
Jake nodded.
“That part I know too.”
She looked at him.
“Why did you really come back?”
He was quiet long enough that she thought maybe continue reading …
