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“You’re lucky” I reach out to grasp his shoulder “You have a great mom”

“Yeah, I know,” he replies Sam tilts his head “What about you? Where are your parents and what are they like?”

“Hmmm… my parents… let’s see Well, they’re free spirits now that they’re retired They sold their house a few years ago, bought an RV, and basically travel all over the United States They’re currently down in the Florida Keys”

“Cool” Sa himself up in bed a bit more “Do they… um… know about me?”

“Not yet, but they will soon,” I assure hih the transplant before I dropped the boe followers, and I didn’t want the”

Sa But it’s the absolute truth My parents are going to be thrilled about Sa to adore and spoil the shit out of him

But they’re not over-resilient Learning about Sahton’s past, Sam’s cancer—it will coet overly draht now Besides, I don’t think Sarandparents His health is the h eet him home from the hospital and settled, I’ll buy them a couple of plane tickets, so they can visit I’ll drop the bomb on them face to face

“So, on one side, randparents are hippies On the other, I have an ex-randpa,” Sam says

I can’t help but bust out laughing My kid kno to thron on so

“It builds character,” I assure hi weird family members, I mean”

He fiddles with the edges of his blanket “So Grandpa’s flirting with a pretty woman at a casino, huh?”

I frown at his tone “That bother you?”

He shakes his head “Nope It’s just… I wonder if that overn there for him if Mom and I stay with you”

My sto into territory I haven’t had a chance to discuss with Leighton We’ve been so focused on Saile truce a ourselves, that we haven’t talked about the future While I’d told Leighton that Sareeht her for custody, I truly don’t knohat’s in his best interest at this point

All I know is I alant to be near him

My priorities in life have radically shifted over the last feeeks, and I have to figure things out

I poke gently at the edges of the subject “Where do you want to live, Sam? When your treatment is over, I mean”