9 JJ smiled as she approached her driveway in full daylight. She’d gotten off work early. Everyone else was stuck at a mandatory training she’d already attended on night shift. And Evie would be staying at school for volleyball this evening. Volleyball wasn’t even a thing when JJ was growing up. Now the high school team did a workshop a couple of times a year with the middle school girls. Early scouting for new talent, she assumed. The high school team was lousy enough that Evie probably could play for them already. At liberty for once, JJ was looking forward to a few indulgent hours of—what? Vegging with a trashy book or movie? Laundry and cleaning were more likely. She should also check on Adam and Luther. Yes, Luther. They’d had their differences, and he could be an asshole, but Luthe

