~ About 17 years later ~
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"Mom, what are you doing in here all alone? Where's Dad?" Lex asked as he walked into my bedroom.
"He's in the Silver City, speaking with your uncle," I replied.
Lex huffed.
"Uncle," he muttered. "The man hates us."
"He does not hate you," I said. "He's just an a.sshole stuck in his ways."
Lex snorted.
"You just called God an a.sshole," he said, amused.
"Well, if the shoe fits," I mumbled.
"Are you going to tell me what you're doing in here all alone, Mom?" Lex asked again.
I turned my head to him, and my bottom lip jutted out. Lex's eyes widened as panic filled them. Which only made me feel worse.
"Mom... w-what's wrong?" He asked awkwardly.
"I-I-I... don't know," I blubbered as tears began to
