Janey pulled the big van she’d rented up to The Lighthouse Inn and into an available parking space. In the back, Rachel wasted no time pulling open the door and spilling out of the vehicle. Travis followed her, still chattering with Cole about something Janey didn’t understand. Video games or golf or something.
She looked in the rear-view mirror at Sean, who rode directly behind her, and then over to Viola, who occupied the passenger seat. She smiled warmly at the older woman whom she lived with. “Sean will come help you, okay?”
Viola frowned, but she nodded. Sean got out of the van and turned back to first help Bradley Denney, Maddy’s father. Janey couldn’t procrastinate any longer, and she got out of the driver’s seat too.
“Daddy,” Maddy called, and Janey turned toward the inn. The bl
