"What are you even talking about? Felicity is my daughter. She's not your wife yet!" Karen laughed, waving him off. "Go do your thing, Miles. I've got Felicity covered here, don't worry."

“Alright. But if anything comes up, call me right away, okay?"

"Of course!"

If Karen hadn't known better, she'd think Felicity was Miles's daughter, not hers,

the way he fussed. Still, it was strangely comforting.

Leaving Felicity in Langston's hands was definitely the right call.

...

Miles didn't go to the hospital. Instead, he drove straight to the funeral home.

He found Aurora in the lobby.

"Hey, Abigail. How's Craig holding up?"

Now, it was

eyes cast down. "He... looks fine

feelings. Keep it bottled up long enough, and it's a recipe for

to talk about your

is he right now?"

some paperwork he had to sign. They

shoulder a squeeze. "Don't stress too much, okay? Once things settle down, I'll have a one-on-one with Craig. Tell him he doesn't have to carry everything alone. Besides,

this, I can't help but

it someday. But for Abigail and Langston, the thought was almost

pain even more because

go there right now. Let's just focus on being there for

"Yeah."

anything I can help with.

funeral is. They're planning to

shown up yet-they were

the kid was looked after, their daughter could be here for Craig. Besides, if the parents showed up now,

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