Chapter 301 Again 1 Old Friends Home

Ella

The morning of the moon ceremony finds me, unsurprisingly, in the kitchen. Eating. Rafe is with me this time, giggling happily as I dance happily around the room with him, singing about how delicious carrots are as I pour some baby carrots out from their bag onto a plate and begin to munch on them.

I’m just getting to the part of the song which I’m making up as I go along about how they’re good for your vision and help you make friends with rabbits when I hear an odd, familiar sound out in the hall.

I gasp, spinning towards the door as the mechanical hum grows louder, and I’m nearly run over when Henry wheels into the room.

“Henry!” I gasp, tears instantly lining. my eyes, stumbling in my hurry to hug him close, almost falling into his lap.

“Steady, girl!” Henry laughs, putting out his hands to catch me and help me find my feet, laughing a little. He beams up at me and I’m laughing too, shaking my head at myself as I lean down to give him a proper hug and then a kiss on both cheeks.

“We missed you so much!” I gush, my heart in my throat as I pull away. “I’m so glad you’re home – and in time! A miracle!”

“Certainly took some doing,” he says, raising his eyebrows at me. “I rode in a cargo plane to get here – this little man had better impress.” He shifts his gaze, then, to the baby in my arms.

up straight and remembering my manners. “Henry, may I please have

eyes wet now. I lean down to place Rafe in his grandfather’s arms for the first time, trying hard no to be

son. Though I’m overwhelmed by the moment, part of me reflects that I’m glad Henry met Rafe while the baby is in a

footsteps on the stairs and look towards the door, smiling when I see Sinclair

back as Henry turns his chair, raising one arm towards his son, the baby still held in the other. Sinclair bends down low to give his father a long, warm hug and I bite my lip to see

we all buzz around each other, trying to do nice things for

the living room, take the baby, and relax. I’ll bring

out of the room. A few minutes later I follow them carrying a silver tray heaped with coffee and food. My stomach

Henry says fondly, looking down at his grandchild when I enter

putting the tray down on the coffee table and sitting close next to Sinclair. “Would you like me to

I’ll hold him a little longer.” I nod eagerly, touched deeply to see the

“You, too, were a little bowling ball when you were born. With the same shock of black

sorts of details that Sinclair wouldn’t know. Do you have pictures?” I

telling us all about the harrows of his travel back to us, how much he wanted to get here in time for the ceremony. He also catches us up on the lives of our friends who we unfortunately had to left behind, and surprises us by telling us that Isabel, James, and Sadie came

“Really?” I gasp, excited.

Henry says, looking between us. “It wasn’t a secret, was it?” “Only until we knew for sure,” Sinclair says, smiling at me. “I didn’t want you to be

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