Brittany felt like she was in another lifetime when she heard William Dillion's name.

"Alright, got it."

Before leaving, Kari gave Brittany a hug. "Brit, stop digging into Mr. Salter's past. I'm worried it's too much for you to handle."

Losing a loved one isn't something you easily get over.

She just couldn't bear to see Brittany in so much pain.

"Kari, you know me. I'd rather be painfully aware than blissfully ignorant."

Kari sighed deeply, knowing Brittany all too well made it even harder to see her suffer.

Brittany had arranged to meet William, who was currently on a business trip.

Upon hearing her request, William sent over a photo of him and Zac from their college days. "Brit, this is the only picture I have left from back then." "William, thank you. If I'm still in town when you get back, dinner's on me."

William gently declined, "I won't be back in town for another two weeks."

In reality, he only needed to be away for a week, but he just couldn't face Brittany-not yet.

particular reason; he just didn't want

Brittany opened the photo and caught her

in the photo had a striking appearance, even the poor quality of the old photo couldn't hide

Brittany saved the photo.

and ended up

didn't try

came to pick up Daniel, he made sure to

Isaac but held back, not wanting to

to turn in

"Brit, come down to the bar. I've got someone I

hours, enough to feel rested. Since she was back in town, she wanted to catch up with friends. Brittany agreed, slipped into a sleek

quite drunk, slumped over the table with Derek

"Hey, bro."

Despite his visits to Craneville over the past few months,

"You made it."

you drink

bar scene, but there was no need for her to

Hannah's drinking habits, but she was stubborn. The more he protested, the more

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