Chapter 4
“We’ll be there in about ten minutes,” he whispered into his phone. “No, everything is fine, Mom. Kris and Karen are sleeping. I just don’t want to wake them. Be there in a few. Love you.”
He slid his phone into his pocket and turned off the highway, into the small suburb where he’d grown up. Everywhere he looked, small white lights dotted the barren trees, creating an enchanting scene. The city always went all out for Christmas, and he loved it.
Joe took a left on Park, then a right on Madison. When his subdivision came in sight, he grinned, glad to be home. So what if he’d missed the party? And Danny be damned. Joe was home for the holidays and he had someone who he planned on getting to know very well.
He pulled into the driveway and turned off the car. The old oak he used
