Clarice POV
I wasn't prepared to see my mom today. Especially after seeing my baby for the first time. She is just as beautiful as she always was, but she has aged. Sadness blooms in my chest as eyes just like mine stare back at me. She makes no move to stand, and I feel frozen in place. That is until Nick's voice breaks me out of my shock. A feeling of overwhelming sadness washes over me when I realize how much I've missed her. The feeling has tears streaking down my cheeks and a lump forming in my throat.
I turn needing Nick more than I've ever needed another person in my life. I bury my head in his chest and, before I realize what's happening, I'm being carried out of the diner. I tighten my grip on Nick when I hear the truck door open. I don't want him to let me go. I cry harder whe
