Chapter 469 – Crossing Stories

• When Jesse, Mark, and I arrive back in the living room, I give my father a steady nod of acknowledgement before I move immediately for Jacks.
• He reaches for me with one arm, the other stretched out next to Marigold, holding a handful of beads up for her and Seraphina as they sit on the couch, stringing necklaces for each other. I spare a happy little glance at the two of them before tucking myself in close on Jackson’s side, wrapping an arm around his waist and looking up into his face.
• “Hi,” I whisper. “Jacks, I’m so sorry I left like that –“