Author’s Note
Acknowledgement
Prologue
Law Man
Chapter One
Doohickey
Chapter Two
Pizza
Chapter Three
Messes
Chapter Four
Exactly the Kind of Friend I Intend to Be
Chapter Five
A Strong Hand to Hold Onto
Chapter Six
Butterflies and Flowers
Chapter Seven
People Like Me
Chapter Eight
Spring Deluxe
Chapter Nine
I Could Work with This Mara
Chapter Ten
Mom and Lulamae
Chapter Eleven
Boundaries
Chapter Twelve
That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be
Chapter Thirteen
Scawed
Chapter Fourteen
I’ll Go Gentle
Chapter Fifteen
He’s Six Foot Three and Never Misses a Workout
Chapter Sixteen
My Mara Likes Candles
Chapter Seventeen
Keep Mitch Around
Chapter Eighteen
Dream Come True
Chapter Nineteen
Harsh, Bright Light of Mara World
Chapter Twenty
Before It’s Too Late
Chapter Twenty-One
Drug of Choice
Chapter Twenty-Two
Oatmeal for Lunch
Chapter Twenty-Three
Mornin’
Chapter Twenty-Four
Our Kids
Chapter Twenty-Five
Men Don’t Have Moments
Chapter Twenty-Six
The Rain Always Stops
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Operation Drunk Sex Later
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chestnut
Chapter Twenty-Nine
They Come Outta This Alive, They’re Mine
Chapter Thirty
You Came
Epilogue
Hometown Bud Lawson
