Hank
I knew how difficult things had been for Corey. I had come home a day early, and I wanted to surprise him. The last few days, I had felt Corey pull away more and more. The distance was suffocating, and I was relieved that we had finished our job a day early. I pulled up to the vineyard and I quickly checked the time on my dash. I figured the evening rush would be over already, especially since there weren’t many cars in the parking lot. Even if Jack was busy, he had to take a break. He had been working all day and night since we had left the cabin. I headed straight for his office, and sure enough, Jack was sitting behind his computer with what looked like a mountain of paperwork. He looked up, and he was clearly surprised to see me.
“Hank,” he whispered, and then he jumped out of
