“So you did it now.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because I loved him.”
He swallowed.
“And after he died, I wanted to finally give him the yes I should have given when he was alive.”
That answer hurt.
But it made sense.
I looked toward his ear.
“That’s why Sophie reacted.”
Marcus covered his face briefly.
“I remembered as soon as she said it.”
“She used to touch Daniel’s tattoo.”
“I know.”
“I had forgotten.”
He looked sick.
“When she said Daddy was there, I realized what she was seeing.”
I nodded.
“Thank you for telling me.”
Marcus stared at me.
“That’s all?”
“For today.”
THERE WAS MORE
He walked me to my car.
Just before I opened the door, he said:
“Evelyn.”
I turned.
“There’s another thing I should tell you.”
I waited.
He looked miserable.
“But I don’t know how.”
I saw something in his expression then.
