Starting Over (Treading Water Trilogy)
“After he was gone, Colin whispered to Brandon, “I think tonight’s the night.” They were working together to install the second slide on the far end of the playground.
“Why do you say that?” Brandon asked.
“Just a hunch. He’s been acting weird all week.”
“It’s still hard to imagine him married.”
Colin grinned. “I know.”
“Hey, squirt, that’s high enough,” Brandon called to Mike, who was climbing up the side of the tree house. “You’re supposed to play in it, not on it.” While Mike climbed down with assistance from Aidan, Brandon turned back to Colin. “How about you? Any progress with your lady?”
Colin’s expression changed abruptly from amused to dejected. “No. I’m ashamed to say I went to an Al-Anon meeting last night hoping to see her—that’s where I met her, but don’t repeat that to anyone. Anyhow, she wasn’t there. No one seemed to know where she was.”
“Can you think of anywhere else you might run into her?”
“She said she walks on the beach at the Light, but I can’t very well camp out ...there and wait for her.MoreLess
“Why do you say that?” Brandon asked.
“Just a hunch. He’s been acting weird all week.”
“It’s still hard to imagine him married.”
Colin grinned. “I know.”
“Hey, squirt, that’s high enough,” Brandon called to Mike, who was climbing up the side of the tree house. “You’re supposed to play in it, not on it.” While Mike climbed down with assistance from Aidan, Brandon turned back to Colin. “How about you? Any progress with your lady?”
Colin’s expression changed abruptly from amused to dejected. “No. I’m ashamed to say I went to an Al-Anon meeting last night hoping to see her—that’s where I met her, but don’t repeat that to anyone. Anyhow, she wasn’t there. No one seemed to know where she was.”
“Can you think of anywhere else you might run into her?”
“She said she walks on the beach at the Light, but I can’t very well camp out ...there and wait for her.MoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
User Reviews: