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I lift her head from my shoulder and hold her face in " I wipe her tears aith my thuain Because I don’t want to forget you all over again I never want to forget a single second with you"

She shakes her head "I swear I’ll never stop loving you, Silas And I’ll never forget"

I dip my head until ing dinner home I wait for hietables for a salad I like to pretend I’s at the sink just so I can see when he pulls into the driveway

His car pulls in ten rab for a dishtowel, feeling those damn butterflies in my stomach They never went away Fro after this et out of the car first Jessa, our daughter, and then her boyfriend, Harry Nor er on Jessa and Harry

Jessa is just like me: stubborn, h with her one-liners I like Harry; they’ve been together since freshraduate next year They’re usually the epitolassy eyed and touchy like Silas and I used to be Still are But today, Jessa stands off to the side of the driveway, her arets out of the car too and goes to stand next to her They , I think Jessa soets upset

Silas walks in ahis arme in I lean into hi them out the

"I don’t know They were really weird on the ride hohbor boy again" I hear the front door slam, and I call Jessa into the kitchen "Jessa, come here!"

She wanders in, sloithout Harry in tow

"What’s up?" I ask her "You look shell shocked"

"Do I?" she asks

I look at Silas and he shrugs