Through the partly open doors, Campbell watched Ellie for a moment or two. Marker in one hand and ruler in the other, she added lines and words to some kind of diagram. He knew her well enough to imagine she was putting everything she knew about Jack’s disappearance into some form of order. Not that there was any reason to believe she would solve what might be unsolvable.
His chest was heavy with the news he carried. It was time she knew the truth and it would hurt her so much. Jack’s decision was meant for Jack to explain. Not those he’d left behind, wherever it was he’d gone.
Campbell tapped one door as he pushed it open. “May I join you?”
Ellie spun around, eyes wide. “Oh. Sorry, yes.” Her mouth softened into a smile. “I was miles away.”
As he drew closer, he read some of the words
