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“Oh, Thea” My heart breaks I wish I had soet to her, and hold her, but I can’t “I’ve tried to tell you, and you don’t want to listen tomom There’s no luckier kid on the planet”

Her tears fall and she tries to hide them, but it’s pointless

Besides, there’s nothing wrong with tears Tears show you care, and that’s never a bad thing

“You’re already a good mom, Thea,” I tell her and she wipes her tears away

“How?” she asks “All I do is conant, eat, throw up, cry, and complain some more”

I laugh, because she’s right “That’s true, but for you to say what you just did, you already care and love this child That’s what tells ood mom”

She mulls over my words and nods “But it’s still scary I don’t knohat I’ed a diaper, ever”

“Ever?” I ask, trying to think of so up when she must have “Didn’t you babysit?”

She shakes her head “No My dad wouldn’t let me”

I pressback the not-so nice words I want to say

Malcolomery tore his family apart piece by piece and he didn’t even care

I hate that all those years that I was close with them I had no idea, because I would’ve put a stop to it Told row up in that

All I can say is, at least the ood now Thea and I have each other, and Cade has Rae

“I guess it’s not too late to babysit,” I joke

Even though I say it as a joke, it gives me an idea