“Zak vacillated between trying to explain and trying to avoid the subject of his college indiscretion. The guys at work were giving him fits. Even the pastor had stopped in for a talk. The bottom line was, he had a responsibility to a woman he’d once married, and he was man enough to face it. He didn’t like it but he was coping. Sort of. He slid a hand into his Mizuno Pro baseball glove and flexed the fingers, held the leather to his nose and inhaled. Even the smell of the game relaxed him. As a... boy, he’d slept with a battered old Wilson under his pillow and dreamed of pitching in Yankee Stadium. As a man, he still dreamed. He exited his bedroom, the only sanctuary he could find from the overwhelming noise and clutter and sickness, only to discover little Jake standing outside the door, thumb in his mouth. Zak was still startled to find other people living in his house. He couldn’t help resent the intrusion. “Hi, Jake.” He forced himself to ruffle the boy’s dark hair. None of this was the kids’ fault.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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