Chapter 147

After everyone was finished eating, they moved all the tables and chairs back so the wait staff would not have to. They left and the place emptied out. All of the men piled back into the trucks. Lyle lead Amaris back to the same truck that he had been in before they arived. They had first gone to the truck and gotten her pack from Anna and Taji. Lyle threw her backpack in, and then helped her into the back of the truck. She sat down on the bench seat, which was much less comfortable than the truck seat, and waited for the convoy to start up again. Lyle came and sat down next to her. He faced her and began to speak. "I'm sorry." Amaris was about to tell him not to appologize anymore when he held up his hands. "No. No. Wait. I have a lot to appologize for and I don't want you to speak for now, just listen." He looked at Amaris as he set his ground rules, unsure if she would give him the opportunity to finish, he took the lead. Amaris nodded once for him to continue. "No e