Amelia’s POV I welcomed my parents and Jake into the house. Together we went into the living room where I sat between Mom and Dad on the couch, with Jake nearby on the arm chair. Damien followed us inside but he gave us a wide berth, walking down to his office while avoiding the living room entirely. My feelings for him were currently something of a confused jumble, but I was grateful for the space he was giving us so that we could work out the differences between us. Surely Damien must have told them about how much I remembered now. They must have talked about wanting to apologize. Conversations like these were always difficult to start however, so for a time, we just sat there, glancing at each other somewhat awkwardly. No one seemed to know how to begin. Mom finally started. “Ameli

