“Good friends?”
“Yes.”
“Oh.”
Leo tried to give me a smile but it seemed like he was still holding back. Like he didn’t believe me.
Would Gideon believe me if I told him? Or would he have the same cautious reaction as Leo?
For better or for worse, Gideon stayed on my mind throughout the rest of the day. I thought about my desire to help him and decided it was something I needed to do, not just for his sake, but for Leo’s.
I wanted Leo to be under my care, but I knew how much he loved his father. To see Gideon broken would do irreparable harm to my son.
Maybe if I…
A wild thought filled. For so long, I had hidden my true identity, but perhaps, if I were to reveal the truth to Gideon, we could combine forces to weather this crisis. But… given our past history and how quickly our time
