Chapter 9
For the next couple of weeks, Darren and Rob settled into a routine which worked for both of them. It was basically what it had been before, with the exception that Rob now had a job—something Darren told Jesse when he called to chat one evening.
If Darren were to guess from the tone of his son’s voice, he was happy to hear Rob was working, but uncertain what it meant for the two men’s future. Darren went on to point out that things still stood as they had been. That Rob would remain at the house until the punks who beat him up were caught. “And, maybe, afterward.”
“You’re sure you want him to?” Jesse asked.
“Yes, very sure. Are you all right with the idea?”
“It’s your life, Dad,” Jesse replied. “So, yeah, if it’s what you want, I’m fine with it.”
Darren wasn’t certain it w
