Chapter 12
“I know I shouldn’t feel guilty for excluding Cody,” Gabe remarked, leaning back against the high top table, “because Annie needs this. But I do.”
“Yes, she does, and no you shouldn’t,” Robert agreed, raising his beer in an impromptu toast. After Gabe clinked his glass of Coke to the bottle, Robert continued, waxing philosophical. “She missed out on all the fun ‘cause she had Cody so young. Didn’t get to let loose and party and do all the stupid, insanely fun crap Julie and I and I’ll bet even you got to do.”
“Even me?”
“Yeah, even you. You’re Mr. Responsible now, but I’ll bet you were a hellion back in the day.”
“I didn’t get much chance. My brothers ruined it for me. When it was finally my turn to be a stupid teenager, my parents had already seen it all, and I didn’t have
