Chapter 296

• The line went quiet. He did not envy the weight on Devin’s shoulders. Setting the pages on his lap, he snapped a picture of them one after the other and then opened his email and sent them to Devin. Getting up, he tucked his phone back into his pocket, only to take it back out again. Going to the end of the trailer, he spotted Leah still with Kobie and one of the other women, Franki he thought her name was. Leah seemed to be quite involved in the talk. Now that he was assured, again, she was well, he brought up his call list and tapped his dad’s name.
• “Hey, son.”
• What was it about a parent’s voice that could either calm you inside or piss you right off, depending on the life situation? “Hi.” Although comforting, he doubted anything was going to calm Jesse for a while to come. There was too much unknown.