WHEN LIL STEPPED OUT of the air-conditioned store she was greeted by a wave of summer heat that smelled of hot asphalt. Though not as scorching as most cities got in September, it was still a shock to her system after being in the artificially cooled environment she worked in all day.
Looking around, she quickly caught sight of Trevor’s vehicle parked just ahead on the bottom level of the double-decked parking lot. He stared in her direction but his expression was unreadable from where she stood. He must have seen her though, because she noticed the way he shifted in his seat before looking away.
Ever since he had found out about her pregnancy things hadn’t been the same. She only saw him when she went to the gym each night and then he treated her with quiet courtesy, or avoided her alto
