Friday, just one day before his big date with Laney, there was another damn fire. Zach swore a blue streak to himself as he stared at the charred trash pile in the middle of the high school's landscaping shed.

The building was mostly vacant due to summer vacation, but some of the staff were still in the building getting things squared away before the end of the year. One of those was the head groundskeeper, who'd been out mowing the baseball and football fields. He'd come back ...