The Light We Lost (Lost and Found in Wallowpine Book 2) by Marae Good

Author:Marae Good [Good, Marae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-09-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Nolan—Now

This would be considered a picture-perfect moment.

The sun was high, hidden behind a thin layer of clouds. The temperature was perfect, warm and toasty with a faint breeze. Jake was knee-deep in the lake, and I sat on the beach, whittling.

Or at least, it would’ve been a picture-perfect moment were it not for Jake’s poor attitude.

I waited until his tenth heavy sigh before I said, “If you’ve got something to say, just say it.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“No?” I set my knife down atop the sand. “Then why have you been groaning for the past hour? You trying to pass a kidney stone?”

He flipped me off, and I’d bet the only reason he didn’t try to make me eat my words was so he didn’t startle the fish. “Why don’t you tell me why you’ve been with me all morning instead of spending time with your wife?”

Wishing I’d kept my mouth shut, I picked up my knife and set it against my wood block. I rough-cut into it, letting myself get a few strokes in before I said, “This is what we always do. I don’t know why you’re complaining.”

“Yeah. But Indy’s here.”

She was, and that was saying a lot. We weren’t on private property, it was open to anyone, but I’d only ever spent time here with Jake. We’d come separately, or occasionally together, but always when the world was a little too loud, and a whole lot of heavy. It was a haven of sorts, a place to just be. I’d had several places like that growing up. Dad had given us one. I’d gone there a time or two as an adult, but I tried to only go when I was feeling good, steady. It felt like I was tainting it otherwise.

It was why Indy was across the field and I was over here.

“How much more time are you going to waste?” Jake pressed. “Don’t you think it's been long enough?”

I clenched my jaw, regretting how comfortable he had gotten calling me out. The only plus side was I got to return the favor. “What exactly are you expecting me to do?”

He shrugged like the answer was obvious. “Stop being a jackass and win her back.”

Unable to help myself, I glanced Indy’s way. She sat on the forest floor, her back propped against a tree—where she’d been when I’d let myself look ten minutes ago. We’d been here since yesterday evening, and we’d barely talked. She’d dedicated most of her morning to preparing for the fundraiser, even walking to find service so she could call a few locals and see if they were interested in running a booth. I thought she might work our entire camping trip, but she’d sat down an hour ago, seemingly in no hurry to get up. She was weaving grass between her fingers, Genny asleep between her legs. Every now and then, I’d catch her smiling to herself, enough I was curious to see what she was making, but I didn’t let myself get up and find out.

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