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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

is what got me here. So, I'm trying

we work out life is not

serious again. "Apart from Ashlyn,

mom and Cass, my little sister, being here with me. It's been.... confronting, to say the least. But also, cathartic in many ways. Barnaby leans forward, his eyes

now. I like that I've had the chance to be with her and understand the truth about the past,

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

time. She's been clean for

guilt?" Barnaby

Tnod.

t the

guilt? You did nothing wrong. You survived what they both

But

seeing the way other people have to live, chose to

People don't see what's hard for them to see.

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apart from it. We live the hand we're dealt." I say and I do feel

You didn't even know you had a sibling or that your Mom was still alive." Jayden

secure. Even now I have more in the bank than most people dream about. I should have just checked in to see if I

is healthy, but be careful you don't deal yourself an unfair hand. Be logical.

awfulness of Mom struggling like that

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

she didn't want me

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