She was normally my rock, the one I turned to for advice and help, but this time?
She needed me, and I had to be the one to comfort her. I slowly pulled myself from Brax and went to Mom, wrapping my arms around her and pulling her in.
“I love you, Mom, and we’re going to be okay. I promise,” I said, knowing I had to keep it now. I had every intention of doing it before, but now, I had a word to stick to. I couldn’t let her down.
“I trust that. I don’t mean to despair. I’m just tired,” she said, and I held her tighter.
“I know. But it’ll be over soon, and we’ll be able to sleep. Both of us.”
She nodded against me and held me back. I’m not sure how long we sat like that, but before I knew it, Galen was waking us up. He lifted Mom, who was still sleeping, into his arms. I went to pr
