Chapter Nineteen
He left the beer in his van after pulling up in front of Ryan’s, seeing Karen’s practical four-door Honda also parked there. Then there was Suzanne’s project car and Luke’s pickup across the street behind the sheriff’s cruiser. Evidently, he was the last one there.
He started up the walkway just as the door opened and Alison, wearing a pair of sweatpants and a baggy shirt, strode out in flip-flops Her brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and she was working a piece of gum.
“Hey, kid. You going over to Marcus’s?” Owen said. He was about to rustle her hair but decided against it, considering the look she gave him.
“Mom’s already there with Grandma and Charlotte,” she said. “Dad kicked me out and said I have to go over now because of the adult talk I’m not supposed t
