**Flashback: 20 Years Ago**
“Daddy, where’s Mommy?” three-year-old Austin asked as he entered the living room.
Stephen was on the couch with five-year-old Evan, who was reading a book. “Austin, Mommy is hurting, so she is lying down,” Stephen replied to his son.
Austin moved closer to his dad and brother and said, “Mommy hurts because of baby sister?”
Stephen patted Evan’s leg and scooted toward the edge of the couch to be closer to Austin. “Yeah, buddy. Mommy is really hurting because of your baby sister. So we just need to let her rest so she feels better, okay?”
Austin looked at his dad and sighed. Stephen nodded and returned to helping Evan with the story.
When Stephen wasn’t watching, Austin slipped out of the room. He padded down the hallway of the penthouse toward the room he
