Chapter 1

Trevor Booth brushed the rain from his hair as he walked into Sunny’s Diner to meet his friends. While they didn’t go to the divorce support group anymore, they still routinely met for coffee. His phone buzzed again. His ex, Lisa. It was her third text of the morning.

He stared at the screen as he neared the table.

“What’s got you looking so serious?” Nina asked.

He glanced up before pulling a chair out to sit. Lisa wanted him to talk to their son.

“Trevor?”

“Huh?” He looked up again to find both Nina and Tess staring at him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Lisa has been texting me since I got in the truck. Evan’s acting up, and she wants me to talk to him.”

“That’s good, right? That she’s asking for you to step in,” Tess said.

“I suppose.” He’d been feeling distant from his kids lately, but it was normal. They were teenagers, and they lived with Lisa. His weekend visitation had been hit-or-miss. Part of him had wanted a more active role in their lives, though. This was his chance.

He glanced around to wave the waitress over to fill his coffee cup.

“What’s Evan doing?” Nina asked.

“I don’t really know. She said that he goes out without telling her where he is, and when she asks, he gets confrontational. They’ve been fighting a lot.”

His phone buzzed again.

Evan gets out of school at 3:30 if you want to pick him up.

Trevor sighed....