Chapter 27

Hadn’t he said that in his dream too?

“I’ll give you what you need.”

Del smiled at him, and knocked their shoulders together gently. “Come on back inside and eat, and we can figure out what we need to do so you can take this job, okay?”

Yeah, Del was just what Justin needed. He just couldn’t shake the feeling that maybe he already needed him too much.

* * * *

When Justin woke up, he didn’t know where he was at first. He blinked around the dim room, his eyes taking a moment to adjust to the moonlight. Del’s living room. He was lying on the couch in Del’s living room.

The house was quiet, and Justin pulled his phone out of his pocket to check the time. It was past midnight. He couldn’t remember falling asleep here. He’d just been sitting down after dinner, intending to relax for a moment before getting the kids together to go home. So much for that.

Where were the kids?

Justin stood up from the couch and headed down the moonlit hallway.