Chapter 22
“Honey, let me get those for you,” Iris said, coming to Jared’s side and taking his crutches from him. She set his crutches against the back of the couch.
Jared sank into the couch with a sigh. He was at Luke and Hannah’s house. His parents were staying there for the remainder of the week. He’d been discharged from the hospital over a week ago and was flat tired of hobbling around. Much as he loved his mother, she was also pushing him to his limits with worrying and her barely checked tendency to get over-involved in his life.
His father sat down in an adjacent chair as Iris returned to the kitchen where she was helping Hannah cook dinner. “You’re about to the end of your rope with all this hovering,” Matthew said with a wry grin.
Jared smiled ruefully. “Just about. I’m hopi
