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Chapter 17

He pushed the cliché from his mind, or tried to, anyway. But an image of Joe’s smiling face agreeing that, yes, they were solid—were partners—refused to be driven away. There was no denying Ed’s heart was involved. He closed his eyes and took a deep, calming breath. Was Joe’s?

Now, he stepped out of the truck, his gaze drawn to the torn-up, matted path veering off to the right. Wind and rain had not yet restored it to match the undamaged sections on either side. He tracked backward from that unsettling trail, but didn’t see anything obvious to have caused his father’s accident. Although, he saw a circular portion of gravel that appeared fresher than the rest. A recently filled pothole, perhaps? Nothing like a fatal accident to get a little roadwork prioritized.