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made the call she was just loo

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rrive," I said into the phone. "And call Dr. Ames from Zurich. I want a s

ng in the hallway, arms folded, h

, ending the call. "T

king at me as if I was

r fingers and fix everythin

can make sure Liam has the care

get to uproot our lives and whisk us away to y

right. This isn't a movie. If it were, I wouldn't have missed the

That hit landed,

id touching her shoulder. You carried him. Raised him. Pr

him away from you. I'm here to stand besi

blinked them back like she'd

about money, Micheal. Liam doesn't know you. He doesn't

d gently. "His trust. Your t

p out son will be able to know me but

ated. Bit

weak cough echoed from the bedroom again. That sou

dded s

health. But that doesn't mean I'm moving in permanently. We'

s was funny-but because it felt l

a deal. One week. And if at the end of it you still

brow. "You'd

he words nearly ki

acks in my armor searching if I was still tryi

n my life. I needed him. I

aybe I still w

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side her apartment. It looked like a spaceship

n her shoulder, eyes fluttering in exhaustion. H

er seat, she clutched Liam tighter, like the world was about to shift bene

it w

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she was royalty, but Isabella looked

stepping out and craning her neck at the

to help her, but sh

him," she

cou

in the code. The doors opened into a space

Isabella's face tw

he muttered. "They float above and leave t

as truth in her words-an

going to fl

l-time nurse was already waiting near the door, along with two pediatric specia

" I said. "You'll bot

turned to me. "Comfort is

ed sli

clipboard. "Mr. Micheal, if you could provide Liam's pre

d at Is

nd handed over a folder-dog-eared, weather-

all s

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role for a wh

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the freshly made bed and the doctors left, I

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Then let me prove I

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into the guest room, and

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