Chapter 4“This is really nice,” Shayne said, after they’d been seated at a table for two in the corner by a window. The table held a candle and two place settings. The host had removed the two empty wineglasses from the setup.
Des smiled. “Sorry there’s not much in the way of light to see the view. It’s amazing here in the summer.”
He lifted his menu to study it. “You take a lot of dates here?”
“You’re the first, actually. I’ve been here with my family a lot though. When I was a kid. We don’t seem to come here much anymore.”
He didn’t miss the hint of sadness in Des’s voice, so he lowered his menu. Sure enough Des had a slight frown on his face.
“That’s too bad. Any particular reason?”
Des stared down at the table, then his gaze rose. “Families drift apart when they have nothing in c
