Chapter 5

"Dad, are you sure Mom is making us breakfast today?" Sitting in the passenger seat, Peyton asked the question for the third time. Derek checked the time. Nine in the morning on New Year's Day. "Of course. She knows how much you love her blueberry pancakes." "But she's barely spoken to me these past few days." "She just needs time." Derek pulled into their driveway. The night before, he had gone out of his way to buy Blair's favorite flowers and the coffee beans she always drank. He...