Jenna realized over the next week as she did her best to settle in that Louisiana's weather wasn't much different than Florida's. That little detail was oddly reassuring as she tried telling herself she could build a real life here.
She had been so busy getting things ready for her first day of school that she had actually managed to be somewhat successful in not thinking about Bryce. There was a lot to do and her excitement tempered her heartache but only just. She was a strange mixture of miserable and hopeful about the future.
She had worked hard for this, dang it! She should be happier about it!
Jonas hated his new work hours but had only complained about it a little, perhaps realizing that he was making his twin feel guilty. Her son was the reason he had them in the first place, after all.
