Chapter 7

“Fuck, Adrian. I can’t even imagine how that must have been for you.” I relaxed and turned my hand over to clutch his briefly before letting go.

“While I didendeavor to be nothing like him, obviously I picked up more than I thought. I have a single-minded focus when it comes to work, and that’s fine, but doesn’t translate well with intimate relationships. In the past, I assumed it was because the other guy couldn’t handle it or wasn’t mature enough to make things work. But after you…Anyway, when I read Grandpa Andy’s will, I was shocked to see he’d left me the trailer park and money to keep it going. Despite how grim my childhood was, I’d loved that place, exploring the woods, interacting with the residents. I don’t know why he did it, maybe it was some kind of penance from a bitter old man who’d taken out his hatred of living on me, but here we are.”