Aaron's staff had managed to book me a flight out, thereby avoiding Ferry. I'd end up seeing him around town, but hopefully, things would have cooled off by then and we could be civil. We certainly wouldn't ever travel or work together again, but if we could manage to be amiable if we crossed paths, that would be great. The art community was tightly knit, so neither one of us needed any more negative publicity than the press was already going to spin coming out of this trip. It had been a profitable venture for us both. I never kept tabs on the sales, but knowing I'd sold everything I'd taken, I'd done well.
The trip home was awkward. Sera was unusually quiet, barely making eye contact with either Nate nor me. I wasn't sure what had happened between her and Nate last night, but both of t
