Chapter 150

Cassidy's POV

I had given up on avoiding Erik. There was no use. I couldn’t avoid him, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to anymore. As we climbed into the hot tub, it felt more like we were on a date than he was in a treatment center.

He sat on the other side of the hot tub from me, and I appreciated him giving me the space. When I invited him to come home with me for Christmas, it was out

of pity. He had a sad look on his face when I told him about my family, and I had always been a sucker for puppy dog eyes.

My family enjoyed Christmas, and I was happy to bring anyone home with me if they could have an enjoyable day with us. Over the years, I had brought home some shady characters; my family was used to dealing with my invites and the randomness of who would walk through the doors.

But I still wasn’t planning on letting my family find out that Erik was a patient at Paradise Peak. It was wrong, and I knew it. Well, to be exact, I hadn’t specifically hea