Welcome To The Family
She said, looking away until her husband didn't reply, and then saw him cry for the first time in the ten years they had been married.
He cried, they all cried, holding each other. Mrs. Carrigan was the one to speak and break the cycle. "Crying won't make her come back," she said quietly. They knew, however, it was the only thing they could do at that moment.
Eventually Eleanor stopped too, wiping her eyes and then rubbing her husband's shoulder. He sighed as he watched his son, glad that at least Peter was still there. The boy had apologized for a very long time, just like he did the previous night, but had been assured it hadn't been his fault.
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