Epilogue
Seven years later
Lil and Trevor sat side by side on one of the wooden slab benches in the neighborhood park. Lil shaded her eyes from the glaring sun as she kept her gaze on the small figure coming up to bat.
Trevor’s attention was also focused on their child. This was Alex’s first Little League game and they wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
The years up until now had been, not surprisingly, peaceful, although they’d had their share of ups and downs as most married couples do. Trevor’s nightmares had ceased years ago as he had come to grips with his abusive past, knowing in his heart that he was in no way like his father.
Lil had quit her job at the department store soon after Alex was born, accepting Trevor’s offer of becoming partners in Pump ‘em Up. They had opened
