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"Coo in together"

"I can’t," E "I can’t right now You go ahead I just need a few minutes"

Chad nodded pensively Unshed tears clouded his eyes as he walked arapping a supportive ar couple walk into the hall, her heart shredding with their departure Head hung low and shoulders slumped, Colton followed them

In seconds, Olivia was at Emily’s side She tenderly wiped tears froive up on hiue Blinking her bloodshot eyes, Olivia shook her head "He needs you right now"

Longing filled Eive up on Gavin; she knew she had to stay strong for him and their son But somewhere in the back of her mind, hideous whispers told her otherwise They screa eyes He’d never feel Gavin’s spark, the way he lit up so many around hi, one right into the next, with nothing but sorrow for the ed thee on any hope she had left

Trevor and Fallon stood, pulling E in her mind Trevor cleared his throat and, with his arm over Fallon’s shoulder, rief, he shoved a hand through his hair "I’ to keep an eye on Timothy and Teresa so Melanie can come up to visit" He paused, his eyes weary and broken "E on my way back"

Emily shook her head She couldn’t wrap her"I’ from the drink machine" Olivia kissed Emily’s cheek and stood "We’ll be back in a few"

Eather their thoughts Mentally depleted and alone, Eainst the pain As she prayed to a God she was no longer sure existed, in that h her A flicker of what made her and Gavin one, what solidified them as two complete souls , she slid her tre hands from her face, sucked in a deep breath, and started for the door Upon e room, her heart sla a few feet away froht to her knees by Lillian’s cries Emily’s stomach knotted, as a faint but noticeable contraction rippled through her, pulling the air froh the pain, she entered the room

With the view of the love of her life obstructed by the view of his fa by his bedside, Emily watched silently, her hand over her mouth as she listened to Lillian speak to Gavin She spoke of the first tih tears, she trilled about his first day of school and how he’d clung to her legs, scared to get on the bus without her She explained that though her heart had been crushed for hiot on Lillian broke dohen she begged hio of his hand on his first day into a very scary world

A quiet sob ripped up E so many beautiful memories Countless seconds, hours, minutes, days, and years their son would need him Sunrises and sunsets he had yet to share with Noah, explaining what it ue, Boy Scouts, first date, pro Every ifts that he’d h this

A nurse walked into the roo E away She watched thes on Gavin’s IV, and jot soaze As he approached her, she shivered at how much he’d looked like Gavin