I looked around the garage and Ben was working on a motorcycle while Mia was speaking to a customer.
Derek was checking the security system. Everyone was doing their jobs. Everyone was carrying on. But I could see the sadness underneath it.
"Does it ever stop?" I asked as Jace shook his head.
"Violence doesn't stop just because you're tired of it." He said so I looked at him.
"That's depressing." I said and he smiled faintly.
"That's why we make sure there are good days too." He said and I smiled.
"Like the family ride." I said.
"Exactly." He said.
"And the barbecue." I said.
"Especially the barbecue." He said and I laughed quietly.
The conversation helped more than I expected. We didn't solve anything, but for a few minutes, I wasn't thinking about Travis.
I was thinking about
