"I'm going back to the Lucas family home today."

"It might be a misunderstanding. It doesn't necessarily mean it was your father," Jamie said cautiously.

Ben interrupted her, his expression unnervingly calm. It was the kind of calm that felt dangerous.

Jamie could sense a storm brewing, but she didn't know how to comfort him. In situations like this, no words ever felt right.

Fortunately, Ben seemed to notice her unease. His voice softened, just barely, as he said, "So, you'll need to tell Charlie that I won't be able to see him for a while."

"I'll go with you," Jamie blurted out, surprising even herself.

But in the next moment, her resolve solidified.

"Charlie can be picked up by the nanny, or we can bring him home first and go afterward. Either way, I'm going with you," she said firmly.

"This is different from last time."

"Exactly. That's why I need to go with you."

her for a long moment before

*

Charlie up from school and left him in the care of the nanny. Jamie reassured him that they

called his mother to let her

his mother asked with disappointment

wasn't a visit Charlie should attend, and both Jamie and Ben knew it well. But his

"From the way she spoke, it sounds

car seat, Ben replied

Jamie could tell he had already made up his mind. There

*

visited the Lucas

year, without setting foot there, relying on brief

His mother, excited about

blood ties were not

walked in, his mother greeted them warmly. "You're finally here. I was beginning to wonder if you'd gotten lost. Dinner's

on the way," Jamie explained

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