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A tear rolled down her cheek and she wiped it away Eric didn’t knohat to say--didn’t even understand why hearing her say she loved hily now He’d never in all of his twenty years, needed her love, never even thought about it, but hearing her say it did so to him Still, he ithout words

She dabbed her eyes and nose with a napkin and sive me the opportunity to make up for some of the time we lost"

Eric nodded "I will"

It was all he could think of to say They ate the rest of their dinner in silence When they finished, he helped her clear the table After placing the butter back in the fridge, he glanced at her at the sink, getting ready to wash the dishes Without even thinking about it, so her It took her by surprise, but she hugged him back

"Thanks for dinner, Mo He’d always just answered her questions or spoke to her without any reference to her name or what she was to him The only time he referred to her as his ood

She sain "You’re welcome, son"

CHAPTER 12

The truth shall set you free

Lost in thought, Sofia hadn’t even touched her sandwich

"What’s with you lately?" Naolanced at Nao at her "You’ve been really spaced out the last couple ti?"

Sofia picked up half of her sandwich, but then stopped and put it down again