In the car, I spoke to the children, “Things will be a bit different than they’ve been before. We have our own house now, Nova. We don’t live in the pack house anymore.”
Nova was surprised. “What about Uncle Ivan?”
I draped my arm around her, hoping to offer comfort in case she needed it. “We broke up.”
Her eyes went even wider, though she didn’t seem upset. Just surprised.
Leo, meanwhile, made a poor attempt to hide his growing grin. “Does this mean you are getting back together with Daddy?”
“No,” I said quickly. “Your father and I both love you very much, but we will not be together again.”
I told him the words with seriousness, but he didn’t seem to be listening to them. His grin only grew wider, like he was plotting something. It was going to take time to convince him, apparently
