Chapter 9
Noah dragged himself out of the car. He was stiff and weary, and worse, it was already four thirty. He roundly cursed the fact that his flight to Auckland had been cancelled. He’d been initially assured it was just delayed by an hour, then two with no guarantee that if he waited the fog would clear. At that point he’d opted to hire a car.
It had taken nearly seven hours to drive home. Normally that wouldn’t have been a problem. He often found he had to adapt when trying to get around the country. But today, of all days, couldn’t I have caught a break?
He was looking forward to seeing his family, but more, to seeing Jacob. The last few days had been a revelation to him. He’d missed Jacob so much, he’d felt an actual ache. The long hours he’d put in meant he hadn’t got back t
