With a shrug, June tried to turn her thoughts to something less distressing only to have Ben land front and center in her brain. Again. Admittedly, her irritation with him had faded noticeably—and surprisingly—since he’d defended Luke this afternoon. He was right about Jake’s taunts and right to stand up for Luke when she had been too angry to see the truth. She should have done something about Jake a long time ago, should never have let it come to the point that Luke finally had enough and dealt with it himself. Guilt prickled her, and she let her head hang. Luke was sorry for getting into a fight with Jake? She hugged herself tightly and knew without a doubt that she owed him an apology, not the other way around.
She hadn’t seen what started the fight, but she had seen Jake punch Luke f
