Chapter 27

Layla and I have been best friends for many years. Our parents are friends. We go on vacations together all the time and they even bought cabins on the same lake. But since Layla’s parents’ divorce, things have been different.

“I’m sure they beat us there,” my dad says. “Dan drives that Corvette as if it has wings. He probably arrived hours ago.”

My mom leans over the seat and whispers just loud enough for me to hear. “I think Ava got the Corvette in the divorce. Dan probably driving something else.”

The muscles in my dad’s jaw flex with tension. I know he doesn’t like talking about his best friend’s divorce. Everyone had liked Dan , Ava (except me—I never did trust her, and she was way too strict with Layla ), and when they found out she cheated on Dan, they were devastated. What do you say to someone who’s been cheated on practically his whole marriage? When the details came out, we were all shocked. I always liked Dan. He’s sweet and funny, and when I got into high school, I cou