Hali’s POV
My heart constricts at the pain in Gage’s eyes, this is the second time he’s mentioned his mother’s passing and I want to ask about her but I’m not sure if it’s my place.
‘You sound like you loved her a lot’ I say, keeping the conversation neutral, deciding that if the soldier wants to tell me about his mother, he will do so.
Gage nods, the corners of his mouth tilting up, ‘she was amazing’ he tells me softly, ‘so full of life. She’d walk into a room and it didn’t matter if Harry and I were fighting or dad was having a bad day, she’d just sweep in and lighten our world.’
His face brightens as he talks, the chess piece still in his hand, being turned over and over by the pad of his thumb.
‘She loved to bake’ he tells me, make the best cakes, and this cabin was our second hom
