Sebestian and Allen greeted Alex stiffly when they got to the bar. They looked at Alex like they were just waiting for him to run off again.

But Alex had gone to his apartment that afternoon and packed a bag to take to Ashly's house. They were calling it a trial run for now, but he had hope that it would become permanent as soon as Ashly was comfortable with that. He wasn't going to run. Nothing could make Alex leave his family behind again. But of course, no one is going to believe ...