Samantha
My mind was still reeling later that night as I drove over to Jason’s house. Henry was sitting in the backseat, distracted by his stuffed dinosaur I’d let him bring along, and so there was nothing to occupy my thoughts except for Ryan.
I needed to get him out of my head. It was a dangerous place for him to be.
“Mama? When we get to Uncle Jason’s, can I play with Rolo?”
I looked up into the review mirror so I could see Henry. He was gazing at me with his big, blue eyes, which were so identical to Ryan’s that it made my chest ache.
“If Uncle Jason says it’s okay,” I told him, my words squeaking a bit.
Henry’s face lit up with an excited grin.
Rolo was Jason’s bulldog, and Henry considered him his very best friend. The two were very cute together, but even the prospect of an a
