By the time I step out of the bathroom, the hall looks even more crowded than it was when I stepped away.
I take a deep breath and let it out shakily, resisting the urge to go back into the bathroom stall and hide again… or maybe cry.
Nothing could’ve prepared me for what had just happened in there.
I think I just became my son’s new secret friend.
Narrowing my eyes, I look around the hall for a familiar face, but I don’t see any. Not even Lena. Roman had texted me to let me know that Noah is in the building, but I don’t see him either.
However, it isn’t long before I spot Noah at the bar, sitting on one of the stools as he engages in a conversation with another man. I watch as he throws his head back and laughs at something he says. And although I can’t hear his laugh from where I’m
