I can hear him laughing; walking through, he looks up at me. I can do this.
“Sit down, princess. Your mum just finished cooking.” My dad looks at me. Nodding, I sit down, Jasper sitting next to my dad. We sit eating, and I listen to their conversation but barely join in. Joel is talking about his job, but I know the truth.
“Help me, Joel!” Ivy stands, and he follows her, and I relax slightly. My dad looks at me worried.
“Princess.”
“It’s fine, Daddy. I’m fine.” I smile. "I’m just trying to get my head around it. She never mentioned it, that’s all.” I will use that excuse for now.
“Hey Damon, she sent me down to give you this.” Joel appears next to me, his body leaning in front of mine, and I move back, watching him handing my dad some papers. I suck in a breath as he stands and moves
