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She saveda different question "What about your mother, Ethan?"

"Well, I barely reested by the photographs s about her, but I’ those experiences because of the subject of the photos and the stories Dad and Hannah have shared with s tattooed on your back because of your hed, but I just ed to hold it in I knew better than to shut her out in this moment Brynne had asked me about the tattoo before, and I know she wanted me to share with her now, but I just didn’t feel ready for that yet Not here on a public flight under tragic circuht place, for me to let out those emotions

The salmon showed up just then and reprieved me

Brynne continued to sip her juice and avoided the food, which wasn’t bad at all for airline fare

"Here" I offered a forkful of fish, deciding if she wasn’t going to eat on her own, then I would feed it to herher mouth to accept it She chewed slowly and deliberately "The sals reae for eating a mealI offered another bite of fish to her

She kept her lips pursed together "Why that tattoo, Ethan?"

I took a deep breath "They’re angel’s wings and since I think of her as such, it was very fitting to have the wings across my back"

"That’s a beautiful idea" She smiled

I offered a fresh bit of salument this time

"What was your mother’s name?"

"Laurel"

"It’s pretty Laurel Laurel Blackstone" she repeated

"I think so," I told her

"If green-olive is a girl, I think we have a perfect name for her, don’t you?"

I feltthe sal deep and very personal