"That must have been pretty hard for you. Do you know why he wouldn't let you invite them?"
"He didn't want people knowing our business." Jake's head tilted to the side. "I don't know," Jake's mouth twisted into a sour grin. "He got angry whenever I asked, so I finally stopped."
"Did you two do special things together?"
"Oh yeah," his face lit up. "My dad was a great guy." The words were no sooner out of his mouth than the memory of the outcome hit the kid. Tears gathered at the corners of his eyes. He wiped them quickly and continued talking. "We did special things every weekend like rent a boat, and then he'd take me out on the water." It was obvious the boy's mind weaved in an out of sadness by the expressions on his face as he talked about the various things they did together. "Did
