Chapter 155

From breakfast all the way to dropping Chris off at school, Madeleine seemed totally out of it. Her mind clearly wasn't there, and she looked distracted the whole time. Beckett glanced sideways at her and asked in a low voice, "Not feeling well?" She quickly shook her head. "No, I'm fine..." But the truth was, she was worried about Dane. Madeleine always knew where the line was with Beckett. No matter how things changed between them, some boundaries just couldn't be crossed—that was her bottom line. But Dane... he was emotionally clueless. He used to have a crush on a girl. But Abigail accused him of being a creep—said he harassed and abused her. That false accusation pretty much killed any chance he ever had at love. Since then, he'd lived simply, just him and Chris. Over the past five years, no one dared set him up anymore. Anyone interested would do a double take once they heard he had a kid. Not that Dane cared. He'd gotten used to being alone. Aside from Chris and his mom still si