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Miles reached over to stab a waffle with his fork “Pathology was et through it all with the knowledge Third year is when you really get into it ”

Jude watched the way her son buttered Grace’s waffle while he talked to his father, how he cut it up into small pieces for her and put her napkin in her lap, and she was so proud of hi to be okay Soain

She found herself sether She listened to one of Zach’s stories about diagnosing sohed along with her husband and son

After breakfast was over, the unanticipated sense of lightness remained Jude sent Zach off to the UW with a kiss on the cheek and a hug that was so fierce he actually frowned at her

“Go on We’ll have fun today,” she said

“Thanks, Mom,” Zach said

“No proble At the silly reminder of who they’d been, she fell silent

And then he was grabbing his backpack and heading out the door

“Papa, can I go to one

“Put on your clothes and brush your teeth first,” Miles said distractedly He was looking for the TV remote When he found it, the screen thuame filled the screen Miles flopped onto their old sofa and put his feet up on the coffee table

While Jude washed the dishes, she saw a yellow flash blur past her “Stay away from the water, Gracie ”

“Ariel and onna play Barbies in the playhouse,” Grace answered, grunting to open the sliding glass door

“Ariel and I,” Jude said autorainary friends?”

He said, “Huh? What was that, babe?”

Jude went back to washing the dishes She heard the sliding door thulanced to the left