Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"Hollis Greene?"

"Vince's first thought was of him.

"Yes," Jessica answered.

The siblings had come to the same realization.

Vince was now certain Jessica was his sister, but he still needed to find out how

she had ended up with the Greene family.

Jessica remembered nothing about her life before the Greenes. Her grandmother

had told her that she'd suffered a severe fever as a child, and that was why her

memories were lost.

As she grew up, she didn't pay much attention to it. After all, most people only

remember fragments from when they were six; some remember a lot, some just

bits and pieces.

There was no memory of Vince in her mind, no warm images of a childhood spent

with an older brother.

She'd never even known she had a brother, so she had never missed him.

Her connection with Vince was only a month or two old, so naturally, her feelings

for him could not run as deep or intense as his for her.

Still, she wanted to understand everything.

Vince, meanwhile, could hardly wait to take Jessica back to Riverside City, to

bring her home, to tell their grandfather that he'd found Salome, to tell their

parents their daughter had come back.

Vince led her to the car, opening the door for her. But as Jessica glanced over,

she remembered Herbert. She quickly walked over to him. "I'm heading back to

Riverside City in a hurry. Are you coming?"

Herbert smiled. "I'm going to visit my family, so I won't be back for a while."

Jessica home, to introduce her to their

didn't want to intrude on their

the daughter of the

surely involve the whole family,

be time for them

"Alright. Let's keep

settle down."

hope you're reunited with

into Vince's car. Vince leaned over and fastened her seatbelt

to see you," he said.

them back. When Mom sees you, I know she'll

better."

any of you. I

sister, or a daughter."

your problem to worry

rest is up to us-we'll take care

the brother and

was our neglect that led to you

so much because of us. That's our

heavier on him with

I get lost?" Jessica asked

want her to recall the years with Timothy, afraid

up more pain.

separated from us, but let's not go into that now.

phone. "Let me call

anxious. "Please

with

to say.

one to

do it this way: I'll meet

first, then I'll

as thoughtful

of pride in his

as

first, then go home

He'll be

he hears you're back."

Hollis, have him tested for compatibility as

he was a

father, so there was no

after this.

the role of a

father by blood, there would at least

she felt nothing binding her

Vince told

had come to trust Vince deeply; now

made sense-why