Chapter 5

Luke’s message was still on my screen.

I want Ellie overnight this weekend.

I typed one question.

Where will she sleep?

His answer came two minutes later.

At home.

Where in the house?

This time, I waited nearly ten minutes.

I’ll put a heater in the basement and get her a better mattress.

He still wasn’t giving Ellie a place.

He was improving the place she had been pushed into.

Dana called before I could respond.

“You shouldn’t interfere with reasonable contact,” she said after I explained. “But daytime parenting and an overnight stay aren’t the same thing. You can…