A short time later when Danny dropped him off, Joe didn’t say anything. He climbed out of the car and walked inside without looking back. He left his past behind him, but hoped he’d find his future in the living room.
He did. But Kris wouldn’t look at him. Now that he was home, he had no idea what to say. “I was thinking of driving to the Plaza and seeing the lights. Want to come?”
Kris studied him a moment. “It’s not dark yet. Doesn’t it need to be dark to see the lights?”
“Not really, but it’ll be darker by the time we get there. We could grab something to eat first.”
“Okay.” He rose and grabbed his coat.
“Mom,” he called toward the kitchen, assuming his mom still slaved away over holiday food preparation, “Kris and I are going out.”
“What? No way!” She hurried into the room and gl
