Her eyes widened as they stepped out into the garden and she gripped his hand tighter. She couldn't believe the sight that awaited her, behind this modest family home. Walking through the house she spotted photographs displayed proudly, toys lovingly scattered, the scent of laundry soap and home cooked meals. This was a happy place, somewhere that contrasted starkly with Roberts beginnings in life. This place was built on love and commitment to family, and they'd embraced him.
They had embraced her.
She clasped a hand over her heart as Phoebe came to her, arms outstretched, and Eddie nodded his greeting with a smile, from the end of the garden. Two short rows of chairs either side of a path of scattered rose petals, revealed those they loved the most. Lenny, Maggie, Felix, Luis, and surp
