A Tin of Old Photographs Revealed Why a Best Friend Kept Helping

dropping to a low murmur. “I value having you both here. More than you know.”

I looked at him, trying to read the expression behind his calm eyes, but he simply smiled and offered Mia another peach.

By one o’clock, the heat outside had reached ninety degrees, the air thick and shimmering over the asphalt. Inside the living room, Mia was sitting on the continue reading …