Three months later…

From the cool morning light streaming through the windows of my house, I knew it was going to be another beautiful day in Maple Falls. Sitting at my desk, I clicked open an email from my family. It was the first since the whole debacle with Emma and me was revealed to the town. The words on the screen were cautiously optimistic – while they were still not pleased about the deception, they acknowledged my efforts in making an honest life in Maple Falls and were ...