CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
(part six)
Friday early morning — 2:30 A.M.
Between Colorado Springs and Denver
“I’m worried about you,” Seth said as they sped along I-25 back to Denver.
“Why?” Sandy asked.
“You have a lot on your plate,” Seth said. “Most of it has nothing to do with you. Aden’s kids, Aden’s problems, Aden’s injuries, your father’s legal issues, [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
(part five)
Aden’s eyes closed but his hand held hers.
“The kids are lost without you, but overall they’re doing well,” Sandy said. “They’re such good kids that it’s not surprising. Noelle and Katy play a lot in the afternoons. Noelle is really patient with Katy. I think Noelle’s so overwhelmed with grownup stuff that it’s [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
(part four)
Thursday — 10:20 P.M.
Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs

Aden shifted in the bed and Sandy jumped to his side. She took his hand then  sighed. He was still out. He had a turban of bandages around his head from his brother’s boots and the surgery to relieve the pressure in his brain. His [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
(part three)
“Let’s start with lying cheating whore,” Blane said. “After you promised to stop, you kept going to the bathhouses and book stores. Why?”
“I have a sexual addiction,” Enrique said.
“That’s honest.”
“I cover my addiction by saying this is how gay men behave. But I know better.”
“You should. We knew plenty of men who don’t [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHT-SIX
(part two)
Thursday Night — 8:12 P.M.
City Park
Blane and Mack rounded the Martin Luther King monument circle and turned toward the tennis courts. Dressed in his fleece suit, Mack was strapped into the three-wheeled jogging stroller. Usually, Blane and Mack met Jacob and Sarah for an evening run. But tonight, Jacob was caring for [...]

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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
Thursday Night — 7:15 P.M
The Castle
“I made dinner.” Sandy rushed around their apartment. “Delphie will be here…”
Sandy ran to answer a knock at the door. Delphie came in and hugged Sandy. Seated at the dining room table, Noelle watched Sandy run through the apartment. Her mouth hung open and her eyes tracked Sandy [...]

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