Zac stemmed his irritation that she would rather eat alone than join him and Cory. “But—” “Kent can’t make it tonight so it will be just the three of us.” He saw her hesitation and pounced. “I know your dad is eating with your mom tonight. I met him on my way here, and he told me about the home’s October Harvest Meal.” Brianna glanced from him to Cory. “Come on, Mom. It’ll be fun.” “If you’re sure I won’t be in the way.” When they both agreed she wouldn’t, Brianna finally accepted the invitation. “I’ll have to catch a ride with you, though, Zac. My car is in the shop.” “Again,” Cory muttered, rolling his eyes. “It’s not that bad.” Brianna got in the front seat of Zac’s car. She wasn’t sure about allowing Cory this privilege so soon after he’d messed up with his curfew, but she’d done her best to point out the seriousness of his bad choices and he’d seemed to pay attention.
