Then he smiled.
“We both believed someone who didn’t deserve our trust.”
I nodded.
“That won’t happen again.”
He looked around the living room.
“It feels different.”
“It is.”
I reached for his hand.
“This has always been your home.”
His eyes filled with tears again.
“I wasn’t sure.”
I squeezed his hand.
“You never lost your home.”
He smiled.
“I know.”
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