Luca had never thought of it that way.
And no one ever told him that it was one way to look at things.
So now, he sat stunned, unable to even speak, as the weight of Xavier's words settled in his chest.
How different everything felt the moment he replaced himself in the story with someone else.
"We're surrounded by adults now," Xavier said gently, his thumb brushing over the back of his wife's hand. "After being with everyone, how do you think they would have reacted if they had been around instead of the people from your past?"
Luca's brows furrowed faintly, his lips parting as he tried to imagine it.
Not like that.
While he couldn't say what exactly they would do, as someone who had felt utterly helpless during that time, there was one thing he was sure of.
They weren't going to act like that. Especially not the people he knew today.
