Chapter 3
I watched the kids play while Aaron excused himself to the kitchen to take a call, wondering what it was about Sammy Hardison that Morgan found so appealing. Despite my earlier predictions that Morgan would grow bored with the blond boy, he seemed more taken with him than ever. They sat side by side on the computer, mostly taking turns killing Lego storm troopers. A few times, Morgan didn’t want to stop playing and sort of bullied his way through an extra turn before relinquishing the keyboard to Sammy. Sam, for his part, didn’t allow himself to be pushed around too much, reclaiming every second that Morgan initially took from him. My son could be very overwhelming, and I’ve seen him roll over his playmates before, but Sam didn’t let him get away with too much. He was very self-
