The Last Sister (Columbia River)(99)

Didn’t mean they had to be best friends.

Guilt swept through him again as he remembered all the resentment he’d held against the man. Part of Mason had been jealous that he hadn’t created the type of picket-fence family with Robin that she had with Lucas. Now he wouldn’t want to be in this man’s shoes for anything.

“Where’s Jake?” Mason asked. His son hadn’t made an appearance.

“In his room. He was down here for a while but said he couldn’t handle seeing his mom fall apart. I don’t blame him,” Lucas said with a glance at his wife. She and Lilian were still clutching hands but paying close attention to the man speaking quietly with them.

A dizzying need to see his son swamped Mason. “I’ll be right back.” He left Lucas behind as he headed for the stairs.