Chapter 125

"Joe." Dad smiled formally and balanced the stuff in one hand to free the other hand to shake Lawrence's, "And my daughter, Zoe."

"Nice to meet you both." He smiled. He was about to say more but his phone rang and upon seeing the caller ID he excused himself, "It's my new manager. Gotta take this. See you guys around."

And just like that he unlocked the apartment right next to ours and slipped in while talking on his phone.

"Maybe it will all be truly better." Dad sighed and turned to open the door of our apartment.

"Not bad." He commented and placed all the things from his hands on the kitchen island.

"Yeah. But not home." I sighed. I missed the place I grew up in, surrounded by woods. Where would I run when I needed to clear my mind, now?

"But it can be." Dad came up to me and held my hands like he used to do when I would fidget anxiously and he would stop me by holding my hands.

I nodded and hugged him, "Home is wherever you are." I told him and he hugged me back. I felt like I was