After dropping Joel at the airport, Crystal and I stopped for gas. We were on the road by 10:30 am. We had a five-hour drive ahead of us. As soon as we got on the road, I began to speak.
“Well sweetheart, I guess now is as good a time as ever. I want to start off by saying this is far overdue, but I will be honest I’m afraid and I am not sure what to expect. The reason we are taking this trip is because after speaking with Alpha Cane and Luna Amelia yesterday at dinner, I realized that I haven’t spoken to my parents in over twenty-eight years. That isn’t the worse of it though, the worse of it is you have never met them. Not only did I hide your lineage from you, but I hid your existence from them. I’m so sorry baby, I was selfish. I wanted my freedom. I didn’t wan
