CHAPTER 48
“So there you are, boy.”
Brad stared down at his dad, who was standing below the climbing tree. He sighed. After Megan left, he’d worked his way back out here to give himself room to think. He should have known that even a few minutes’ worth of privacy was too much to expect.
He slid off his star-gazing spot on the roof and started the climb down.
“Watch your step,” his dad said as Brad hopped to the ground.
“What do you want?”
“Want?” His dad leaned over and spat on the grass. “I want to know who that gal was you had up on the roof with you earlier. And why you didn’t invite her in like a nice, proper boy. And why you’ve been moping and avoiding me ever since you came home.”
“I’m not avoiding you.”
“Sure you are. I may not have any college degree like you, and I may not
