Chapter 5

Five years ago, he had survived another crash, this one in a car. His boyfriend, Alan, had crashed their car into a tree trunk while drunk, killing himself and Alan’s younger sister. Travis had been in the backseat and had hardly a scratch.

Having survived two fatal crashes in his life was pretty extraordinary. It reminded him of the Bruce Willis movie, Unbreakable, where Bruce could withstand any crash or injury save for one weakness. He didn’t expect to be that lucky always, though. Maybe it was more like a cat with nine lives and he’d definitely used up two.

Alan’s family blamed him for the death of their son and daughter. Travis should have stopped him from driving drunk.

It was true he’d known Alan had a drinking problem, but no one prevented Alan from doing what he wanted to do. The man had been incredibly appealing with his effervescent personality and wit, but he’d also been more stubborn than anyone Travis had ever known.