Chapter 24
Summer
Before going back to the hospital, I dropped Lara off at the restaurant and stopped at a favorite café of mine and Evan’s so I could buy him some apple fritters and me some blueberry scones. They had only four of each so I bought them all.
“Hungry this morning?” a voice called out behind me. Gasping, I turned to find Philip, dressed in a pair of gym shorts and a tank top, smiling widely. But his smile disappeared when he got a good look at my face. “What the hell. Are you okay?”
“Not really, but I will be.”
Gently grabbing my elbow, he pulled me over to a table. “What’s wrong? Do you want to talk about it?”
I sat down and rubbed a hand over my face. “You haven’t seen the news?”
“No, not yet. As soon as I got up I went out for a run and then came here.”
“Evan and t
