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"Is that why you grabbed rinned "Not at all"

Lily rolled her eyes "How did you find out that’s what your ability is?"

"My mom is an actress" I turned back to the stove to pour in beaten eggs To give the pain a chance to leave ain "She quit the business to stay ho"

"No way! Your mom is Grace Walker," Lily said "You look exactly like her"

That’s what everyone always said

"Lucky forWhat does youran actress have to do with empathy?"

"Mom started work on a remake of Cleopatra, lots of eled the pan to"A couple of days after she left ho irrational reactions to things Dad called her to talk about it They tracked it I was reacting to her scenes as she filht? I ypt"

"Oh" Lily chewed on her thumbnail "How does empathy relate to time?"

"Everyone has an emotional time line" I sprinkled a handful of cheese over the omelet, eyed it, and then added ht situation"

"Backward or forward?"

"I don’t mess with the future" Anyood" Dad popped his head into the kitchen and I ju, Lily"

Saved

"No worries" She sht-faced "Thanks for fighting off your inner bad boy for so long Looks like breakfast is all yours"

Dad extended his hand to show her out of the kitchen Before he followed, he took in my chest and apron "Son?"

"Yeah?"

"Maybe you should locate a shirt"

Chapter 12

After Lily and her questions, I couldn’t stop thinking about ym for some peace in the indoor pool

I discovered the difference waterevery day, rain or shine, hot or cold When we’d s, she’d insisted we put a pool on the property

Since Jack had put her in a coma, I couldn’t bear to swim there anymore

Because ofto the botto as I slowly released my breath, I allowed ed in to confusefor ht, any chance at normalcy She didn’t even know she was a traveler until she was pregnant with uide her through it

Then I was born, and she became the mother of a little boy as constantly boured me out, what my needs were, she walked away from her life to keep me safe Protected She did her job so well that, until it was time for me to start school, the only emotion I ever felt was love

She surrounded me with it

I let myself float to the surface The cool air was a sharp contrast to the warmth of the water I took another deep breath