Mitch was the first to arrive at Claire’s basement apartment. Claire had given him a key so he could come and go as he wanted. Mitch was kicking himself as he exited his truck and began to unload it with his skiing equipment. Mitch should have paid more attention to Claire in high school. If he had, he and Claire might have been together instead of him and Callie, which had ended disastrously.
He unlocked the door and went in, placing his gear behind it until he could check everything and prepare it for the next day. It had taken a while, but he had finally located Jimmy and Maya at the lodge. Mitch smiled as he thought about his daughter and his now ex-brother-in-law.
Jimmy had been attentive to Maya’s every need. He thought that might have been a special thing for just her, but the lon
