One of the few good things about sleeping like crap was Cal saw a lot of sunsets. For that brief moment of the morning, it was easy to pretend that everything was okay, and getting to share one of those moments with Arden... well, it felt right. "This was at least partly your idea. Or your encouragement," he said. "We could just stay here if you like..."

He knew she probably needed a small break, if nothing else, but he also wanted to give her a chance to back out of the scary part if she was having second thoughts.