Chapter Three
Gray stifled an exhausted yawn. Megan had been crying all night, fussy over something or other. He had been the one to get up, since Kristie needed her rest. Finally Megan fell asleep around five in the morning. Gray had fallen asleep in the rocking chair. His whole body ached now.
Even so, he trudged off to work a morning shift at Lionel’s shop. He didn’t have a chance to speak to Kristie about taking on extra hours yet. It would help out with money but would put more pressure on her responsibilities with the children. He didn’t want her to be overwhelmed with the extra burden. While he was thrilled she was making real progress in therapy, he didn’t want to do anything that could cause her to fall back.
At the end of his shift, he got into his truck. Not for the first tim
