It was the only way he could sleep. Charlie had been gone for five days and he hadn’t heard a word from her. He didn’t know where she was or who she was with, but he’d convinced himself that as long as he stayed in Sibleyville, she’d come back to him. Still, lying alone in bed, he’d had his doubts. Maybe she’d gone back to New York, back to the man she’d once loved. He’d seen her mother at the office and she’d assured him that the moment Charlie called, he’d be the first to know. But Penny Sibley didn’t seem nearly as concerned as Ronan was. As for the rest of the folks in Sibleyville, the gossip had been running wild. They knew that Charlie had left town and many of them had made it a point to thank Ronan for his efforts in ending the curse, even though it didn’t look like a marriage was in the cards. Ronan carefully steered the skiff into its spot along the dock, then grabbed the lines and fastened them around the cleats.
