“I’ve got her settled in for the night,” Jason announced to him later that night after they’d eaten and done the dishes. They stood on the front porch, gazing up at the stars and the rolling waves of the ocean.
“You’re so gentle and kind with her, Jason. I’m really impressed.”
“Well, she is my mother.”
Danny nodded. “Yeah, but I know lots of guys who wouldn’t be so forgiving as you.”
Jason exhaled. “It’s not been easy. Do I wish she’d done more to stand up for me and be a part of my life? Sure. But she was a victim of him, too, and it’s hard to hate her, especially now.”
“I feel the same way. She’s so weak and frail. I just…wish someone in your family besides Kent had been on your side. You know? I know it would have been hard for her to leave him and take you all somewhere safe. Hell
