Chapter 132
Ethan
I grab my backpack off the passenger seat and climb out of my truck.
Tilda already has the front door open and is standing there, smiling at me.
“Put shoes on,” I tell her. “Walking ones.”
Her smile freezes, then, without asking for more information, she darts through the house to her bedroom.
She comes back a moment later with socks on her feet. And after she puts her tennis shoes on, she steps outside and pulls the door closed behind her.
Her hair is still down, and her pretty white dress is still on. And my heart squeezes as I hold my hand out for my Mountain Fairy.
Tilda puts her palm in mine. “Where are we going?”
I lead her away from the house. Toward the Lonely Peak State Park fence line.
“I was reminded today about the time I caught a couple trying to have sex in the park.”
“What?” Tilda laughs her question.
“Uh-huh.” We step off the driveway and keep walking.
“What happened?”
I lift a shoulder. “I found them as they were about to start stripping in the back of his truck.”
“And then…?”
I shrug. “Then I stood there until they left.”
“Seriously?”
I nod. “Then I blackmailed him for thirty thousand dollars to upgrade the public toilets.”
“Ethan!”
I grin. Good memories.