Chapter 10
A month passed with Tyler afraid of having another nightmare and letting something slip. The fear caused him to come up with all types of excuses for not staying at Jarod’s house. The one he used most often was, if he stayed, they’d never get any sleep and they’d both be wasted the next day. It was obvious Jarod didn’t buy it, but thankfully, he didn’t fight it either.
Tyler’s other avoidance strategy was taking on extra hours at the restaurant. The plan worked in two ways. First, it would be too late when Tyler got off work for them to do anything, and second, most nights Tyler had come home dead on his feet, too tired to let bad thoughts take form. He’d hit the bed and be out within minutes. But tonight, he wasn’t so lucky. It was too-late o’clock, and he was riding a caffei
