Jacob doesn't understand any of what is going on. How can this woman before him be alive? Fox had done everything he could to find her, but it was all a futile effort. Even Fox had given up hope and doubted his findings. And now, before him in the flesh, was Vivian Sullivan. His mother. And if he was getting everything right, then Anika was his sister. She just said their family was finally complete. Everything was overwhelming.
He was still on the floor and had no intentions of getting up. To him, he was drowning and there was no room to come up for air. His breath came out in brief gasps and the world before him seemed to fade. Vivian Sullivan was still standing before him. Her feet were in his line of view, and Jacob focused on them. He couldn't bring himself to look her in the eye.