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I ed a nod “Yeah, sure”

Matty closed his eyes for several seconds and scrunched his face up Then his eyes popped open and he said, “You miss me lots!”

I h and opened ht! How did you do that?”

“Magic powers, Daddy Is Hawke there? I want to read his mind too”

Hawke moved the tablet so Matty could see him “I’m here, Matty”

Matty gave hiain

“You look just like the Professor,” Hawke said “But no ill you be able to read my mind”

“I bet I can,” Matty insisted

“Okay, you can try,” Hawke said with a shake of his head, his doubt clear

Matty once again got lost in thought, then opened his eyes and announced, “Youto come see me soon”

My heart hurt as I watched the fleeting pain in Hawke’s gaze as he looked at Matty And I knew in that ed a sht”

Matty nodded knowingly and Hawke shifted the tablet so Matty could see us both “Daddy, guess what?”

“What?”

“Ronan and Seth kne sad I hen they said I wasn’t gonna have any hair for a while, so look”

The ie teetered for a moment and when it came back into focus, I slapped my hand over my mouth in disbelief Because there on the bed next to my son sat Ronan and Seth, their heads completely bald

“Hi!” Seth said with a wave

“Isn’t it cool, Daddy?” Matty said as he put one hand on Ronan’s shaved head and the other on Seth’s The men looked so different, but I barely noticed that All I noticed were their big smiles as they proudly showed off their new look

“It’s really cool,” Imy eyes and I was helpless to hold theainst his chest, I gladly went I knew my son and Ronan and Seth could see ether