Wind Carved Names Into Silence by Zex Hollow 153

Bonnie 

The moment Nick told me what had happened or better still, what had been said my heart instantly doubled its pace. There’s a chance that we may have found those baby boys and I couldn’t be any happier. Of course, I know that there’s a chance that there has been a mistake made somewhere or even a chance that someone thinks they have spotted them and it’ll turn out not to be them but still, any little scrap of hope that I can grab onto I will. 

Nick took off running for his office and I promised to follow right behind him. I know that hell needs a few minutes alone with his men before I can join them. Not that he would stop me going right on in with him but I don’t want to impose. Besides, right now I have something just as important that I need to see first. 

“Come sit with me, sweetheart.” I guide Lottie over to the seat that I was sitting on with Rosie just a few minutes ago and take a deep breath. She may not think that I noticed the fact that she called me her stepmom but I did. Or maybe she thinks that I did hear her but that it didn’t mean much to me or that I didn’t care when in fact, that couldn’t be further from the truth. 

I’m only three years older than her so I wouldn’t say that I qualify to be her stepmom mom and if im being honest with myself, I didn’t for one–second think that she would even consider me to be her stepmom, would even want to. Of course, she could have just been messing around but something deep inside tells me that it’s more than joking and I want to address it with her. 

Yes, the timing isn’t great. Finding Rosie’s boys is of utmost importance but I don’t want Lottie to feel that she’s any less important because she’s not. She is a 15–year–o 

ho has recently lost 

her mom and regardless of the situation between them, it still has to have some effect on her, and the last thing I want is for her to feel like she’s not important or doesn’t matter because of the current situation because she does. 

Over the past month, we have spent quite a bit of time together and I have loved every minute of it but one thing I’ve noticed is how she has not mentioned her mom or her death once. Maybe she doesn’t want to talk about her or maybe she’s worried about talking about her to me. While I hope that it’s not the latter there’s a very big chance that it could be and I never want her to feel like that. I want her to know that she can talk about her whenever she wants. 

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“How are you doing, sweetheart?” She shrugs her shoulder appearing to be fine but I see something more in her eyes, im not sure what it is but there’s something the overstepped.” Her words throw me and for a moment I feel speechless, tha 

kick up the ass that I need to get my mouth moving again. 

exi gives me the 

“What do you mean?” I’m pretty sure it’s about the stepmom comment but I don’t want to assume anything in case I’m wrong and scare her off “Earlier when I called you my stepmom… I’m… I’m sorry if I overstepped or made you feel awkward in any way. I just…” Her rambling is cute but I 

don’t want her worrying herself over this when she doesn’t need to. 

“Oh honey, you didn’t overstep or make me feel awkward in any way. Why do you say that?” She shrugs her shoulders but it’s clear that she has more to say. “It’s ok, you can tell me.” She looks out of the window seeming to think about her next words before finally turning her attention to me 

while taking a deep breath. 

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Trish Blassingame 

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I thought Bonnie was 2 years older than Lottie, not 3 years older? Yes? No? Regardless, enjoying the story! 

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