“Devin, want to step in and take a load off?” Ariana inquired.

Devin, yanked back to the moment, declined.

“Nah. Got other fish to fry. Just watch over Adele, okay?”

Handing over Adele’s little backpack, he filled Ariana in on the latest about Adele, and they settled on a time for Adele’s pick-up.

Wrapping up, Devin was about to hit the road when a familiar kid’s voice echoed.

“Mom, did sis get here yet?”

That voice made Devin stop dead. Whipping around, and just as Ariana was nearly shutting the door, he spotted the unmistakable silhouette of Melon.

Ariana

at that firmly closed door, disbelief was plastered all over Devin’s face. He was sure

was familiar with his looks and voice. And that quick peek

through Devin, making

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kid went by the name Max and was Ariana’s child… And given that Melon looked to be about four or five, it synced up with events from half a decade

spitting image of a young Holden. It was no wonder Devin had

to

she had given birth to

had Devin buzzing. He was itching to head back

for the Fredrick legacy. If only Aldus were

filled

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