The word came out barely above a whisper.
“Yeah, sweetheart. I’m here. I’m right here.”
Her hand moved slightly, as if she needed to be sure he was real.
“I thought… maybe you forgot us…”
His chest tightened in a way that made it difficult to answer, but he forced the words out anyway, steady and certain.
“That was never going to happen. Not ever.”

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