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(Winona)

Jayden shifts in his chair. "It hurts hearing you say that. But I accept your feelings. Thank you for being

honest."

I smile. Wow. He is really real about all of this. About us. A surge of love and respect for Jayden engulfs me. He's been to hell and back too.

Just because he's done it with billions of dollars doesn't make it hurt any less for him.

Barnaby leans back in his seat and grins. "You two are really making strides. I'll be eating at the soup kitchen soon because I'm out of a job."

I laugh. "Don't think you'll be lining up anytime soon, doc. But I do feel that was a major shift for us. To be honest like that and not have Jayden get angry is amazing.

"I can tell you're both serious and you are putting each other first. Well done."

"I did feel angry, and I felt hurt because it wasn't what I wanted you to say. But being told what I want to

to all my life is what got me here. So, I'm trying to

we work out life is

again. "Apart from Ashlyn, is there anything else on your mind,

confronting, to say the least. But also, cathartic in

she is now. I like that I've had the chance to be with

and that will take time. Try to focus on building a close relationship

protected me in the only way she could at time. She's been clean for

you feel guilt?" Barnaby asks

Tnod.

t the

Why would you feel guilt? You did nothing wrong. You survived what they

But we need to let her work through her

It's just, a lot, being there, seeing the way other

don't see what's

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it then your worlds apart from it. We live the

mother and sister. You didn't even know you had a sibling or that

gone back. I could have checked. When I was financially secure. Even now I have more in the bank than most people dream about. I should have just checked in

but be careful you don't deal yourself an unfair

to shake the awfulness of Mom struggling like that and doing her best to raise

a low-profile person lately, Winona. Don't you think if she'd wanted contact with

maybe she didn't want me back

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