Janet rolled Neil down Portland"s crowded terminal in his wheelchair to the security checkpoint. Clustered around her, were Megan, Brad, Kyle and his girlfriend, Debbie. They found a spot near the long snaking lines waiting to be screened and looked for Nate. Janet"s thoughts were on the day Neil would no longer be living with her. She longed for her father as she eyed Megan anxiously. The battle they"d had on the patio over Neil had echoed in her ears the last month. In the end, neither of them had won, but then, it wasn"t about winning. It was about losing.
Losing Neil.
A crowd of travelers headed down the concourse toward them. Megan stood up on tiptoes and saw her brother. She waved and a moment later Nate appeared in his army fatigues and familiar duffle bag over his shoulder. When
