Ivy shrugged in response to his smirk. They were close — physically, if not emotionally — but today, maybe she preferred that.
"One of those weeks," she said. "Octobers are always like that, I think." Octobers were always like that because of Baxter's Knoll, but — an October that dragged them there was particularly bad. They were lucky to have survived it. She wasn't going to tell Dorset about all that, but she could admit to this: she hated Autumn.
"One of those weeks," she said. "Octobers are always like that, I think." Octobers were always like that because of Baxter's Knoll, but — an October that dragged them there was particularly bad. They were lucky to have survived it. She wasn't going to tell Dorset about all that, but she could admit to this: she hated Autumn.