“Reed hugs Alex warmly, which gives him an excuse to hug Brooke too. I notice how he buries his face in her neck, rubbing her back, and I smile sadly. Alex says goodbye quite unconcernedly, and I make sure to treat him exactly as I usually would. There is no point in trying to mollycoddle him or to treat him with kid gloves. As much as I need him to know that I love him, I also do not want him mistaking my empathy for weakness. He needs to know that I mean business. “The sooner this is over,... the better,” I muse as we jog back towards the Academy. “You need to be able to be her father.” “I don’t know. Don’t you think it’s too much to burden her with? Maybe she’s better off not knowing. She’s coping so well, adapting – why rock the apple cart?” “Because she deserves to know,” I insist, speaking from experience. Discovering that my own father was alive after nineteen years of believing him dead was a shock, yes, but it was still one of the best things that had ever happened to me.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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