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Jack had slept soundly for the first time in a long time. He and Emily had sat and watched TV all evening. They barely said a word to each other, but that didn’t bother him. He was just pleased to have her there, and she didn’t seem to mind too much either.
He’d asked her whether her grandparents knew where she was. She said they did. She added that they weren’t particularly happy about it, but they understood. He knew he was going to have to call them and explain the situation from his point of view. He’d have to make sure she had her belongings and her schooling sorted, especially if she was going to be staying with him during school time. But right now he was still struggling to come to terms with what was happening.
In his mind, he supposed it was probably fairly normal for her t
