title: Finding A Way Out: Kevin was a Teenager, Carefree and Invincible . . . Until Diagnosed with Cancer. His Mom Shares her Perspective from the Journey to Help Others Facing a Similar Challenge.
author:  Susan Long Dineen 
description: Susan Long Dineen's love for children led her to pursue a degree in primary education. She taught school, was a stay at home mom for her three children, and has launched two businesses: Child Care Professionals, Inc. and Productive Parenting, LLC; She and her husband, Rich, live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
zlib_text: She was sleeping with the lights on.
  Kevin sat in the darkness of his upstairs bedroom, watching Beth’s house, waiting for someone to
  attempt another attack.
  What had that been about earlier? Bantering clever words? Making promises? Touching her?
  If he hadn’t realized long ago how stupid it was for him to care about someone, would he have
  tugged on Beth’s hand and pulled her into his arms? He’d wanted to. She wasn’t part of the plan he’d
  made for his life, wasn’t a case he’d been assigned to, wasn’t someone he should be worried about
  even now—yet every male cell in him had wanted to wrap his body around hers and chase the fear
  from those muted blue eyes.
  Traitorous hormones weren’t the only thing keeping him awake, however.
  There was something about that whole crime scene that nagged him—something he couldn’t yet
  put his finger on.
  Kevin had written off pretty women who showed any interest in him. Yet here he was, keeping a
  lonely vigil over Beth Rogers.
  Logic and experience told him t