Jared pulled the bike up to the craftsman bungalow that had once belonged to Hannah and now belonged to Shell. He shut the bike off in the driveway, not sure what he should do. They got off - easier this time because she'd figured it out.
"Thanks for coming with me tonight," he told her, leaning against the bike. There was no way she'd be inviting him inside, and he was good with that, but he wanted her to know how much this had meant to him.
"Thanks for inviting me, J."
J. She hadn't called him that in a long time. That had been their thing. No one else had known about it. It made a smile spread across his face, and he wanted to scoop her up in his arms. He didn't know if he could, he didn't know if she would appreciate it, if she would even allow it.
"It's important for me to have yo
