Chante
I felt so damn awkward! This was his house! It would always be his house. There was no need for him to explain why he was there. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what it would feel like to call another place home the same way I did my childhood home. Would anywhere else ever feel like home again? I wondered if I would ever feel completely safe the same way I did when I was younger and my parents tucked me in at night.
Inwardly I laughed at the direction my thoughts were taking. I was a cop! I probably saw the worst of the worst every day of my life. Of course, I would never feel safe ever again!
“Anyway,” Freddie sighed, stuffing his hands deep into his pockets like he always did when he really wanted to do something but couldn’t. “I’ve cleared everything out of my old room. You
