Austin muttered as she heard the door open and the sound of the men coming back into the house. She left the kitchen just in time to see Tom leading Tyler towards the couch. “You were gone hours.” “Yeah, we got caught up,” Danny told her honestly, moving out of the way so she could see her husband. He now sat emotionless, his fists clenched. “We took him to a bar,” Tom commented, sitting Tyler down. “He’s not wasted; he’s just still trying to calm down.” “What happened?” Austin asked, trying to suss a plan to help her husband. “Are we alone?” Tom asked cautiously. “We need to talk about this.” Austin felt the fear rumble through her and she swallowed the doubt. “No, mom and dad are here,” Austin commented nodding towards the den where Grace was playing dress-up with her grandfather. She smiled and looked back. “Tanya’s in the kitchen with Sienna and Cassie.
