Raymond watched them from afar and decided that it was time he actually did something to stop whatever it was between Bella, his brother and whoever that child was.
He had just before Monday to actually do something, and he wouldn't miss it. Waiting was dangerous.
Raymond's hand tightened around the steering wheel as he pulled away from the curb, the faint laughter of a child still echoing in his ears. He could see them in his rearview mirror — Jake, Bella, and the little boy sitting together on the grass, as though they belonged there. A picture too warm, too easy, and too wrong. He forced his gaze back to the road, jaw set hard.
Pictures from when he'd first gotten there played in his head. From the ice cream place to the park. He'd seen it all.
He told himself again what he'd been telling himself since the first day she walked into StoneTech: I saw her first.
