Chapter 255

• She had a bit of a downcast look, "We were hoping you could help with some of the planning. We just want to get out of here, and figured an island would be a great way to do that. Plus, we both love riding the ferries." There was that megawatt smile again. She could really blind someone with it, one of these days.
• I thought about it for a minute. Getting away really did sound like a great idea. I really wasn't too sure about shacking up with these two for the weekend. Their parents were likely to think I was some kind of creep, and I really didn't want anyone thinking I was some new version of the Green River Killer.
• I had met them when I moved, of course, but wasn't best of friends with them either. They both worked odd shifts, so they were always coming and going. The father worked as a shift supervisor for a transportation company, and the mother worked as an IT technician, similar to my field.