"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while deeply loving someone gives you courage."
- Lao Tzu
POV: Ryder
The meeting to tell Mom and Dad held some surprises. The surprises being on Dad's part. I expected Mom to react that way. My brothers and I are meeting with Stella's family aside from Monica. We want to tell her alone. That is if mom hasn't blabbed to her already. We didn't want to tell everyone at one time because we didn't want a huge fight. We expected there to be those who won't accept Stella and that's fine. We don't care. Stella is the only one who matters to us.
The reason we are meeting with Evelyn, Mathew, and Hayden is because Evelyn is a council member. She is at the top of her rank. I didn't want her to find out at the meeting. It wouldn't be right or fair
