At the station, Chad moved through his day like a zombie. If anyone talked to him, he ignored them. He was lost in his own mind.
“Charming? Chad?”
He finally looked up from his computer screen and saw Lydia. He blinked at her.
“I’ve been trying to get your attention forever!” she told him.
“Oh.”
“You look like crap.”
“Thanks. I feel like crap.”
“Wanna talk about it?”
Do I want to talk about how much of an ass I am? Nope. He shook his head. How do I explain I just screwed over the most amazing man I’ve ever met?
“Lydia?” They both turned at the sound of their sergeant, standing in the doorway. “Lydia, I need you to get to the high school. There’s been some sort of accident. A couple of high school kids called nine-one-one.”
“Yes, sir. On my way.”
“Take Grant,” he said. “He just d
