*Celeste*
David and I return to the packhouse after a long day with the kids. After Molly took a bath, Seth put her in bed. Cora was tired, so I took her in, and we had a girl’s afternoon watching a movie, which wasn’t watched much as Cora and Molly quickly fell asleep.
Seth came in to check on her multiple times, as if I wouldn’t get him if something were wrong. Still, it was sweet. I think seeing Molly come so close to death really made a lasting impact on him.
“I need to go speak with Peter,” David says as we reach the packhouse.
I feel a pang in my heart. “About Calvin?”
He nods.
“Please don’t,” I say, grabbing his hand and stopping his ascent of the staircase. He’s just a boy—a boy who is broken. You didn’t see him while we were in the room with her that day.”
“He plan
