Chapter 3
After returning home from the charity dinner Sunday night, Benny added Emily’s number to his phone and added her as a friend on his social media accounts, if only so word would get back to his father that he’d followed through on connecting with her. He liked her photos from the event, feeling grateful that she hadn’t snapped any of him. He had very few photos online and liked it that way.
Monday. Benny hadn’t slept in the car on the ride home Sunday, but he’d gone to bed early so Monday morning wasn’t any more of a drag than usual. He showered, dressed, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and stuffed some food in his bag for later. He drove into town to the little law office where he’d been employed since becoming a licensed lawyer. He smiled at the receptionist, put his lunch in the
