XIX - Fall From Innocence “Didn’t you say someone was coming to help you?” Phil asked. Jason set his empty juice glass on the table. “Matt and Sarah are coming over at eleven,” he told Lori’s father. “We should be able to handle everything.” “Yeah, Daddy, go have a great day in Charlotte,” Lori said firmly, retrieving the last of the breakfast dishes from the table. “You and mom need to get out of town for a while.” “All right, Pumpkin, but don’t say we didn’t offer!” Lori flashed him a gracious smile. She was happy to be home again, even if it was only for a couple months. The summer would be even more enjoyable knowing she would return to college this fall with Jason. The final two months of school had simply crawled at a snail’s pace. At some point between packing the apartment an

