JJ was disappointed but not surprised that Adam wasn’t waiting by the car. “Evie, I need you to help me out,” she said, once they were in and buckled up. “Keep your eyes open and yell if you see Adam.”
“Okay,” she said. “Mom, would that guy have arrested you if I wasn’t there?”
“Not this time, babe.” JJ drove slowly down Main Street. All of the businesses were closed except the gas station and its convenience store, the VFW post, and probably the bar on the far side of town. She’d see in about a minute.
“So what happened?” Evie asked. “When you were in the cemetery with Adam and Danny.”
JJ tried to switch gears in her mind, but it was hard to push her anxiety for Adam away. It was also hard to remember what was funny about the story, what punchline she’d intended to share with her daug
