Chapter 19
Evan
After having a couple of drinks with Summer’s parents and Jerry and Donna, I figured it was time to find Summer. I introduced them all to Derek and Cooper so I could sneak away. But I hadn’t even get out of my seat when I was bumped in the arm by a man who sat down beside me.
“Sorry about that,” he apologized.
I grabbed my beer and stood. “Don’t mention it.”
“Wait, you’re Evan Townsend, right? I’m Philip Parker, a friend of Summer’s.”
“Her doctor,” I corrected.
He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Used to be until she cut me loose. It’s nice to finally meet you. She seems happy now.”
“I’d like to think so. I’m sure she has you to thank for helping her through the past couple of years.”
“That I did. At first, I thought it was going to be impossible to bring her
