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“You asked. I answered.”
Atlas walked toward me. “Hazel, I’ve never been this close to someone before. Pregnant or not pregnant. Okay?”
“So you were a one-night stand kind of guy?”
“Love, we had a one-night stand, remember?”
I blushed a little. “Oh. Right.” I brushed my hair again. “Hey, not to change the subject…”
“You brought it up,” Atlas said.
“Yes, I did. Anyway, you don’t have to do this with me today.”
“I’m all about this.”
“I can follow directions on my own, Atlas.”
“I’m going with you.”
“Why?”
“It means a lot to you. I want to be there.”
“Can I admit I’m nervous?”
“Sure. This is a part of your grandmother’s life. One you didn’t know about. It’s exciting.”
“I’m scared, Atlas. I don’t know what he knows or doesn’t. Does he know about me? Does he know she’s gone?”
“I know,” Atlas said. “You’ve mentioned it before. And you’re going to get your answers today. You have nothing to worry about. I’ll be right next to you.”
“How do I look?”
“You look beautiful.”
“Of course you’d say that.”
“I don’t lie, Hazel. Ever.”
I nodded.
He didn’t lie.
He touched my face.
There was nothing else to say in that moment.
He was by my side.
I had to believe in it and trust in it.
Which was really hard for me to do.
“I think we’re here, love,”Atlas said.
He pulled into a gravel driveway.
We were twenty minutes south, almost right on the beach, and I stared at an old beach house.
