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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

sooner we work out life

serious again. "Apart from Ashlyn, is there

my 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 focused on mine. "Tell me

my thoughts. "It's hard seeing Mom like she is now. I like that I've had the chance to be with

is very normal and that will take time. Try to focus on

me. She protected me in the only way she could at time. She's been clean for years, but she's still so fragile.

guilt?"

Tnod.

t the

You did nothing wrong. You survived

I get it, Jayden. But we need to let her work through

seeing the way other people have to live,

there is no choice. People don't see what's hard for them to see. And

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aren't in it then your worlds apart from it. We live

sister. 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

thing, Winona. Taking responsibility is healthy, but be careful you don't deal yourself an unfair hand. Be logical. Going back

of Mom

Winona. Don't you think if she'd wanted contact with you,

want me back in her

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