Trent stayed close to Abby as she visited with Max’s mother. He was an outsider and he was okay with that. He might never be fully accepted in the part of her life that included these people.
Max was seeing the nurse out. There wasn’t any more she could do for now. All they could do was wait. They would call her when something changed.
When Max strolled back into the room, he met Trent’s gaze across the room. In a strange way, having Max ask Trent’s intentions toward Abby helped to ease the jealousy he felt. The way Max had approached the conversation was more like that of a big brother, rather than someone who was romantically interested.
Abby hugged Katherine, stood, and walked over to hug Max. For the first time, Trent didn’t feel like punching the other man. “You’ll call me if anyth
