Chapter Five
April showers brought May flowers, but on this late March Saturday, the Thornton family decided to take advantage of the rare sunshine and go out on the lake that made Fair Haven famous.
Normally Harrison enjoyed these outings: the sun, the lake, the boat, his family. Being the eldest of six siblings meant a raucous, energetic family life throughout his childhood and adolescence. Although half of his siblings—Mark, the third eldest, and the twins, Lizzie and Seth (fourth and fifth eldest, respectively)—were too far away to join most outings these days, Harrison still liked to have a beer with Caleb and catch up with the youngest of the family, Jubilee.
Today, though, he knew he was getting grilled. Their mom and the matriarch of the Thornton clan, Lisa Thornton, had gotten
