Jayce finding out that his father was in Seattle felt like being in the eye of a hurricane; it seemed as if chaos could strike from any direction. His Aunt Fran had reassured him that Jayce's father was only here in Seattle for business. She also said that George Terrell would only be staying indefinitely, not transferring to the state permanently. Jayce's father could only contact his aunt about this because Jayce had changed his number the second he landed in Seattle all those years ago, and Jayce had never once tried to reconnect with the man. Jayce had left his father in Seattle without a proper goodbye. He had tried to make their parting as calm as possible, but the second his father realized that Jayce would be leaving to go live with his aunt, his father reasoned that he shouldn't