Chapter 13 - Five Years Later, the Three Children Who Had Started as a Secret Were the Center of Sebastian's Entire WorldTime passed.
The children grew.
Owen became thoughtful.
Ivy became fearless.
Noah became mischievous.
Sebastian adored all three.
He took them fishing.
To baseball games.
To school events.
He sat through dance recitals.
He learned every teacher's name.
He complained about teenage attitudes years before they were teenagers.
Sometimes I watched him and remembered Central Park.
The man in the black coat.
The shock in his eyes.
The moment he first saw Owen.
It seemed like another lifetime.
Then Owen asked:
“Mom?”
“Yes?”
“Why didn't Daddy know about us?”
I looked at Sebastian.
He answered.
“Because I was lied to.”
Owen frowned.
“By who?”
Sebastian knelt.
“A lot of people.”
“Did you stop them?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
Sebastian smiled.
“I chose you.”
Owen hugged him.
I turned away.
Again.
Sebastian laughed.
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“You're crying.”
“It's your fault.”
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