It was Jillian’s turn to stomp out of the kitchen. Ryan didn’t watch her go. Instead, she began preparing the potpies.
“I’m sorry, honey. I should have told them no.” Ashleigh sighed heavily. “I just worry what will happen to this family when your grandfather and I aren’t around to keep it together. It hasn’t been right since Nathan died.”
“No, it hasn’t. I don’t understand why she has to say things like that. At least Dad understands that we really don’t have anything to say to each other. After a few minutes of meaningless small talk, we return to our normal lives. But Mom….” Ryan shuddered and tried to refocus her thoughts. “It was so nice last weekend, when I finally worked up the nerve to tell Luke about Shane. He was so understanding and supportive, and his family didn’t judge me l
