Chapter 25: TODD

Caitie hadn't mentioned going away to college again in our last few conversations, and I figured her parents hadn't given her the okay as yet so didn't bring it up. Though she's been a bit down the last couple of nights on the phone, I just put that down to that asshole Brian messing with her.

So I'd wanted to have a talk with Mr. Lyon to try to convince him that it was okay, that I was more than capable of taking care of her. Now he's caught me picking up his daughter from school without his permission. Not sure how that's gonna go over.

"Your dad's behind us."

"What, where?" She almost broke her neck looking back before turning around again. I didn't like the look on her face when she did. "Something wrong?"

"I'll tell you when we get to the house." Catalina made a weird sound from the backseat and I caught her eye in the rearview mirror. She put her finger to her lips and shook her head before turning around in her seat to wave at her dad.

We reache