The day Alex went back home to Vancouver was bittersweet for her. She still hadn’t talked to her parents about what she was doing when she left and she knew that it was probably best not to bring it up, but she did want to tell them about the people she met at the shelter.

She wanted them to meet Eric and get to know him so that maybe they would actually consider staying with them. They weren’t completely convinced yet, though, so she knew that they wouldn’t be willing to move just yet. Not until they knew that they could trust Eric and that he wouldn’t try anything funny...