CHAPTER 19
“WE GREW UP IN OREGON.”
Kennedy wasn’t sure that Nick was talking to her as much as he was releasing a story that he’d been trying too hard to hold in.
“Our childhood was perfect, really. Our parents owned this Christian campground. Most beautiful, anointed spot of land on the continent, I swear. People would come there and meet God. I’m not just using church lingo, either. I mean they seriously and literally met God there. And really, it was impossible not to, what with the mountains and this gorgeous lake. We’re talking water so clear you can see the color of the individual grains of sand twenty feet deep. No pollution, no traffic. Just perfect.”
He shook his head. “Man, I miss that place. They turned it into some ritzy resort once my parents sold it. Made the owner his mi
