EDEN'S POV
The boy says it casually and for a second I just stare at him.
The hallway noise disappears, the kitchen disappears. Everything narrows down to the little boy sitting cross-legged on the floor holding a dinosaur drawing.
Jack looks completely innocent like he has no idea what those words just did to me.
Then Janice appears too fast. One second she's nowhere, the next she's crossing the hallway toward us like something is chasing her.
"Jack."
Every instinct inside me sharpens because that's not embarrassment on her face.
Jack brightens instantly. "Mama, look......."
"We need to go."
The interruption comes too quickly and Jack blinks in confusion. "But I was talking......"
"I know."
Her fingers close around his backpack too tight and I watch her carefully.
"You okay?"
