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“We miss you guys, too. Be safe. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
“I’m not dignifying that with a response,” Abbie said. “Love you.”
“Love you,” I replied before ending the call.
I made myself a bowl of popcorn and a cup of hot chocolate—my go-to comfort snack, much to Abbie’s horror—and settled into the couch. I reached for my favorite fuzzy blanket, draping it over my legs as I hit play on the docuseries.
Nights at home truly were my favorite thing. But tonight, I wondered what it would be like if someone was here beside me, curled up next to me with their own mug of hot chocolate and an extra bowl of popcorn.
Chapter ten
Kameron
Ispent the next three days filling out three separate grant proposals. Connor’s investment and our existing grant funding secured us for the next year, but I was planning for the future.
I didn’t want to put our nonprofit in a bad spot if we weren’t able to get the farm off the ground, or if we ran into any emergencies.
I’d worked so damn hard to build this place.
I wasn’t about to let mismanagement take it away.
On Friday, I spent the entire morning and early afternoon decidedly not listening for the sound of Imogen’s car pulling up in the gravel lot next to the farmhouse.
I told myself I was excited for her to arrive because I had new ideas about outreach opportunities I wanted to run by her, and not because I was excited to have her close to me again.
I idly wondered if this was how Connor felt those first few days back with Abbie in the fall of last year. Abbie and Connor had a lot more history between the two of them compared to Imogen and I, but I couldn’t help seeing some parallels.
And that was a rather terrifying thought.
Right as I put my head down to continue writing objectives, my phone pinged.
Imogen Phillips
Don’t hate me for what I’m about to say
Me
I could never hate you.
What’s up?
Imogen Phillips
There’s a lot of stuff going down at the farm. We need all hands on deck.
Is it okay if I work remotely this weekend?
Me
Yeah of course. Is everything okay?
Imogen Phillips
Yeah. Mostly my control issues rearing their ugly heads
Me
Should I laugh?
