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Chapter twenty-six

Griffin

ME

When’s the last time you talked with your parents?

DANAE

Going straight for the kill today, huh?

ME

Opening myself up to an equally devastating question. But you can divert to something more lighthearted if you wish.

DANAE

Thanksgiving. Our interactions have been mostly limited to tense holidays for several years now. I let them know that I was going to be adopting Jason. Needless to say, they did not approve.

ME

Why wouldn’t they approve of you providing love and support to a little boy who needed it? Who you already knew and loved?