I don't know how long Riley and I have been sitting there. Maybe an hour or just a few seconds, all Riley and I could do is sit there too shocked to say anything. I don't know what time it is or what day it is or even what month it is. All I can focus on is his words. On how is wants to love us. Riley bursts into tears but, I'm too frozen to say or do anything. It's not until I feel Brian's hand against my cheek that I realize I too am crying.

I can't help it though. My father just explanied why he wasn't with us answering so many questions, yet giving me so much more. For years I've carried a huge wait thinking it was my fault her wasn't in our lives. So many years that I wonder where Sebastian is gone and how long it would take until he comes back. Wondering why he wouldn't even look me in the eyes. Now I knew why. He didn't want us to turn out like him, he just went the wrong way of doing it. I don't forgive him but, I'm not filled with hatred every time I hear his name. He's changed. That cold look in his eyes has melted and his voice is no longer hard as stone. It now has a softness in it that wasn't there before. I don't know yet if I like it or hate it. It's a change and lord knows I don't like change. Maybe though it's for the best. Through my tears I find myself smiling and when I turn my head I also find Riley mirroring my expression.

I grab Brian and squeeze him tight. Thank you Rosaline.