Epilogue
Cassie
“Cassie, dear, why don’t you let me carry J.D.? I’d love some more hug and kiss time with my grandson.”
J.D. giggled, his chubby arms reaching out to my mother when she waggled her eyebrows at him.
“Thanks, Mom. I’m running over to Willa Mae’s to help her bring out the birthday cake.” My aching arms felt immediate relief when she took him. “J.D. was getting heavier by the day. He was growing so fast.
I couldn’t believe it was my son’s first birthday. Where did the time go? One minute Emma was laying him in my arms and then I blinked and he’s a year old.
So much had changed over the year and all for the better. The moment I filed charges against Seth and his brothers, it was like a fog was lifted from my life. I had more energy, more hope, and I wasn’t looking over my
