Chapter 22In the morning, when Julian awoke, his phone was sitting on his bedside table. He clutched it in his hands right away, only to realize the battery was dead. As he pulled open his desk drawer to find the charger, he noticed his father standing in the doorway.
“Morning, J.”
“Morning.” Julian plugged in the phone, sighing contently as it buzzed to life. It would still need at least twenty minutes before he could use it, and he realized his father was depending on that. Julian looked over at him, still in his own pajamas, with coffee in his hands. “Thank you.”
“No problem. We also let you sleep in today.”
Julian noted the time on the bedside clock. “Thanks. Is everything okay?”
“Yes. We’re just glad you told us about Maria.”
Julian nodded, gazing at his feet. Tiny feet that he
