"Yes," I told him, puzzled as to where he was going with this.
"Well, he and his dad had a...strained relationship, I guess you could say. Anyway, one day his dad took it too far, beat him up a bit. I didn't really think about it, I just wanted it to stop." I guess I stood in front of him, I took a hit for him." He watched my reaction for a second, before returning to his driving style.
I looked at him, surprised. I had not heard this story before. Yet it sounded exactly like something Denny would do. My heart clenched a little for Kellan...
He shook his head, frowning. "That seemed to wake his father up a bit. He didn't bother him again while I was there." He slightly shook his head. "I don't know later though..." Looking at me, he gave me his goofy grin. "Anyway, Kellan just felt...li
