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Chapter 63

“You two…you were just like a part of each other, you know? Alex, sweetheart…I’m not stupid, alright? I know…I know there was something more there, wasn’t there?” I didn’t respond but merely looked away, at the floor, and waited for her to go on. “And I waited and waited for you to tell me, but you never did. I wanted you to know it was okay…But I wanted you to be the one to come to me, not me to you. On your own terms, when you were ready. Only when you were ready. But you never did. And then I come home one day to learn the two of you aren’t speaking anymore—Christ, Alex. I was terrified. I didn’t—kiddo. I’ve never been one for praying but I prayed for you, then. I prayed it’d get figured out and she’d be back again, stomping around this place like she owned it with you trailing after her. I knew you were upset but it wasn’t my place to pry, much as I wanted to let you know it was gonna be okay.