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Jack

I missed him so much

A s, and Haas suddenly turning on the lights so he could see ruff “Baby, why are you crying?”

I buriedto hiht to be so happy when he’s gone”

“Ah, baby, I know I ers stroking down ly “Uncle Jack was like a second dad toto be around forever”

“I didn’t get to tell hi faster “He was going to be a great-grandfather, and he didn’t even know”

“I wish I could have saved hihtening around me protectively

I lifteddown at hi in his voice that botheredanyone could have done”

“Maybe if I’d noticed he was off earlier in the day—”

I pressedand hard, wanting to erase those thoughts froain, I cupped his jaw in one hand “There was nothing you could have done,” I repeated “Don’t beat yourself up over this, okay?”

“I hate it when you’re so sad,” he muttered “It kills me to see your tears”

“You can’t keep things fro me, babe Life is full of toonow, and I’ll be just fine,” I assured him

He lifted his lips in a gri you, woo”

Shakingthe sound of his heart beating in my ear lure me back to sleep

“If it’s a boy, can we call him Jack?” Hawk asked before I could fall under sleep’s spell