Dave had told her he liked her place better than any he had seen available for rent and had more or less moved in with her during the summer. He would be making his move back to Virginia any day now, and she knew she had to move on, too. Her mother was doing well. She even had a man in her life now and didn't need another daughter meddling. Sue was enough, for sure.

Tory thought about what it would be like in South Carolina without Dave, and she didn't like the feelings that ...