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“You’ve done more for me than my own mom”

“Don’t say that”

“Why? It’s true!” His brorinkles and his dark eyes grow colder “I didn’tout for you”

“I appreciate it, but I think that’shis hair away from his face

“I’m not a kid”

“Hey, you’ll always be my kiddo And I know you can take care of yourself just fine, Bolt But in this family, we take care of each other”

He aze

For a moment, I can see the boy he once was The shadows dissipate, and I hold my breath

“Yeah, I can agree to that”

“Love you, Bolty Now, I need to go change The food should be ready in about ten minutes, and Jamie should be here around then, too”

“I’ll answer the door if you’re still getting ready,” he mumbles

The gestureGiven what he’s been through recently, it’s all I can do I can’t i yourinside ood behavior, the one-on-one visitations could begin Well, as close as he would get to one-on-one in the next three years

I push the tangled web of craziness that is my life to the back of my head and continue my trek to the bedroom I’d redone it I ditched Calla’s threadbare sheets, painted it a soft blue,size monstrosity, and decorated the walls Her place had always seeed that little by little over the past twohere Truth be told, I didn’t ht I would I’d even taken up gardening the way I’d alanted I shed , tossed them in the wicker hamper in the corner, and pulled on a comfortable pair of jeans with holes in the knee and a KOC T-shirt After I run a brush through s

“I got it,” Bolt calls

I bet you do He reives Jaood sport