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Her using et the right to use lare at her with indifference until I see the tears bri in her eyes The same eyes as Reed and our son, it’s the crystal blue’s that break my resolve

“I’ll give you five minutes Dari, will you walk Davis down to the dock?”

“Not comfortable with that Miss Ari My job is to protect the two of you”

“Okay, well, can you keep Davis occupied while I talk to Cara on the back porch?”

He agrees, and coet Davis to play in the yard I walk to the porch and motion for Cara to sit down

“Thank you You have no reason to be nice to et my brother back”

“I’rown man and makes his own decisions What exactly do you want?”

“I want his to go back to normal”

“You know, Cara, I don’t think that will ever happen Maybe a ways down the road, but he is really upset at your decisions”

“Can’t you understand why I did what I did? I was manipulated too! And for some reason, I’m made out to be the villain! It’s not fair!”

“Let’s start hy you think this is about you? In that last few sentences you used the word ‘I’ four tiet it This isn’t about fair This is about hurt and anger Have you ever apologized? I y—the kind that leaves no roo And before you answer, I know everything Reed and Amy shared with me the way you justified your actions I also know about your confession and your visit to the house that night What I have never heard in any of our conversations is a real ‘I’m sorry’”

“Of course, I’ married and I’m not even invited I have a nephew that I’ve never even met All I see when I look atat the ti”

“Enough! You wouldn’t know the right thing if it hit you in the head I will live with the fact that you didn’t think I was good enough for Reed for the rest ofme I will live with scars that Reed tries to heal every day!” I yell in her face and her bottom lip starts to tremble