Chapter 4
By the time Graham looked up from his laptop, two hours had passed. Panic momentarily rose in his chest. His dad and Sam had been gone a long time.
He stepped onto the wooden deck and looked over the small patch of grass that qualified as the yard, surprised to find his dad on the dock chatting with Sam. His dad sat with his bare feet dangling over the side, socks and shoes tossed to the side. Graham couldn’t overhear their conversation, but when his father laughed at something Sam said, the sound carried up to him.
His chest tightened as he watched them. He hadn’t seen his dad so happy in months. Apparently, Graham wasn’t the only one drawn to Sam.
Just then, Sam turned his way and grinned, waving. “Hey! Come join us!” he called.
Graham’s first instinct was to shake his hea
