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Chapter 8 / 10
Chapter 8
Trust came slowly.
In tiny, boring ways.
Monica texted before coming over.
She asked before moving anything.
She stopped calling my room âthe spare room.â
She corrected Leo when he said, âAva visits.â
âNo,â she said. âAva comes home.â
I pretended not to hear.
But I did.
Dad and Monica stayed separated for almost a year.
Then they began dating each other again.
That sounds weird.
It was.
Coffee.
Walks.
Counseling.
No overnight stays until both children agreed.
Leo agreed first.
I took longer.
May you like
Dad did not rush me.
That was why I eventually said yes.
