(Jace’s/ third person's POV)Two hours before court, Jace was sitting in a room with the nice lady who’d been asking him questions all week about who he wanted to live with.She had toys and books and she smiled a lot, but Jace didn’t really want to play. He just wanted his mom to wake up.The door opened and Grandma Hayes walked in.“Oh, hello Mrs. Hayes,” the nice lady said, standing up. “I wasn’t expecting—”“I just need a quick word with my grandson. Family matter.” Grandma smiled but it wasn’t a nice smile. Not really. “Just a moment.”The nice lady looked uncertain but she nodded. “Of course. I’ll be right outside.”She left and closed the door.Grandma Hayes sat down in the chair across from Jace and her smile disappeared completely.“Jace, sweetheart. We need to talk about something very important.”Jace hugged his dinosaur tighter. Something about the way she was looking at him made his stomach feel funny.“You love your mommy, don’t you?”He nodded. In fact, he wanted nothin
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