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“I’m happy to hear that,” I smiled. “I appreciate you having them over.”

“Are you and Cam having a good time?” Mother asked.

“We are. It’s nice and peaceful here. We are about to go to the pool, but I wanted to check in on you and the girls.”

“We are fine! More than fine. I got them some yarn, so we are going to start learning how to crochet. You know my grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was about Fee’s age,” Mother explained.

“I didn’t know that. Do you still crochet now?”

Her eyes welled up with tears as her lips formed a smile.

“I do,” she choked out. “This is one of our first conversations about something other than the past. It’s so nice.”

“We will have plenty more,” I assured her.

I was trying to learn more about her and mend our relationship. I knew it would take time, but I didn’t want to be the one stalling the progress any longer.

She nodded while still smiling.

“I will let you know when we are on our way to get the girls. Call me if you need me.”

“I will. I love you, Morris.”

“Love you too, Mother.”

* * *

Cam and I had made our way to the indoor pool on theWinterborneproperty. Charli said the Olympic sized heated pool was a recent addition to the property. Cam and I were the only guests currently utilizing it.

“Let me see you do a lap there and back. I’m right here if you start to feel uncomfortable.”

I went to the deepest end of the lap pool after giving Cam her instructions. I knew that Cam had taken to swimming quickly, and she’d done well in the deep end in class. But I wanted to see how she’d do in a pool outside ofThe Carter.

“Okay,” Cam said and began swimming to the other end of the pool. She touched the wall on the far end, then turned and swam back to me.

“Make sure to straighten out your hand,” I called out as she continued to swim to me.

She touched the wall next to me, then smiled.

“Good job. Now let me see you do the same thing underwater. If you get tired or feel uncomfortable, come up for air, and I will get you.”

She nodded and followed my instructions. She swam down underwater. She took a quick break, then turned around and came back to me underwater.

“Ta-da,” she smiled.

“You’re a swimmer, Cam,” I smiled.

“I know, my man taught me,” she returned.

“Gotdamn, right! Let me take you home and reward you.”

“I love rewards,” Cam said.

We got out of the water and grabbed our things. I noticed that I had three missed calls from the same number that I didn’t recognize. I would’ve ignored it, but since they’d called back to back, I decided to call back.

“This is Morris Owens. I just missed a call from this number?”

“MOE!” I heard a female voice screaming while a ton of commotion was happening in the background.

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