Chapter 35 - Aaron

“Aaron!” the car had barely managed to park in front of the mansion when he heard his sister's voice calling him, euphoric in a way that filled him with hope "Aaron!"

"What? What happened?" he asked through the half-open window when he saw Andy coming down the stairs ahead, ready to leave and then open Rose's door to help her out, but when he saw her appear next to his sister in the next instant, Aaron realized that, for the third time that day, he would not have that opportunity.

"We did it!" Andy celebrated, hugging Rose, and when he saw the woman who had helped them resolve the situation return the gesture with equal affection, a strange feeling came over Aaron.

Odd precisely because, for the first time, he wasn't irritated or bothered by how attached his sister had become to Rose Springs. In fact, what he was feeling at that moment was almost gratitude that Andrea had found a friend. He knew she'd been around a lot of people and gotten over a lot of he