Chapter 5
When Luke came home, Kelly was attempting to cook dinner. She smiled a greeting, feeling a contentment she hadn’t expected after a day spent taking care of Tim, meeting Sarah, and doing some of the list of chores Cassie had assigned, including dinner. He looked at her wearily when she told him to sit down. He eyed the steak and corn on the cob she’d managed to grill on the barbeque as though he wondered if she’d poisoned him. Finally, he took a bite and after deciding it wasn’t lethal, he dug into it with gusto. Tim did, too, between his narrations of his day’s episodes to Luke. Kelly smiled with satisfaction. She liked this.
The next day was more of the same for her. She tackled the laundry that had built up and went into Luke’s room to search for his. She was surprised to fin
