I sat in the park while Masha and River played on the swings. Jake was meant to meet me but appeared to be running a few minutes late. I sipped at the straw in my flask, which almost always had chilled blood in these days to keep the baby calm. I saw River wave excitedly and followed the direction to see Jake coming towards me. “Hey, sorry I’m late. Jesse called to let me know that Raya is back so I went to see her.” he took a seat next to me on the bench. “How does she feel about being back?” “She’s happy to be back. I told her everything and she was very understanding. How was your date with Riven last night?” “It went well, but that’s actually part of the reason that I wanted to see you. When I got home I spoke to my dad and I realised something. It’s you, Jake. It’s you that I s

