In the Lago apartment, Edward stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom, looking at the phone in his hand.
He smiled because he'd managed to control himself and not blurted out what was in his heart.
The bathroom door opened, and Carl walked out in his pajamas.
He looked straight at Edward and asked, "Did mommy call you just now?"
Edward nodded.
Carl pursed his lips.
Edward could tell that Carl was unhappy.
"Mommy is going to Washington tomorrow to do some filming, and she'll be there for a month. We'll go to see mommy tomorrow morning."
Carl's lips were pursed tighter than before. He was upset that he wouldn't be seeing mommy for a whole month.
Edward looked down at the sad little boy.
Carl clearly had a deeper relationship wi
