CHAPTER TWENTY
DREW
THREE MONTHS LATER
The fall breeze and bright sunny sky makes for the perfect day. It’s just the right temperature for a cookout. Burgers, brats, chicken, and steak are all prepped and ready to go on the grill, and all our friends are here to help us celebrate the first cookout in our new house. I just finished expanding the deck and I surprised Courtney with a brand-new patio set for her to sit out on when she lays out here with Buddy and Reed.
“Drew!” I hear her yell from inside the house. “Your folks are here looking for you.”
I set the pan of meat down on the table and head back inside to greet them. Dad’s stealing the grandkids away from Travis and Viola as Mom rubs Viola’s growing baby bump. I smile as I remember the day Travis called me in a panic shortly af
