Chapter 74

• "Remember when I tried to build a deck and flooded the backyard?" Leo's laughter was self-mocking as he balanced two plates of pancakes in his arms.
• Amara gazed up from the tangled garden hose she was attempting to unravel, her morning coffee growing cold. "How could I forget? Liana cried because the goldfish she 'rescued' from the flood swam off."
• He set the plates down on the picnic table, syrup dripping onto the wood. "Said fish was probably a koi. Fancy escape artist."