married for show
"Thank you for telling me."
I swallowed hard, forcing a small, grateful nod. To pull myself out of the dark memory, I looked at her, my thumb softly tracing the side of her hand. "What about you? Do you ever get curious? About trying to find your real parents?"
Ruby looked down at our joined hands, a melancholy smile touching her lips. "I asked my dad about them once, a few years ago. He told me they died in an accident when I was a baby. He said there was nothing left to look for. So... I just let it go. The Bells are the only family I've ever known, even if Chloe and I act like total lunatics most of the time."