For a long moment, Summer Thorne didn't know how to react.
She was reeling from the massive emotional whiplash, but Timothy York seemed to have truly accepted this reality. He gently stroked the back of her head, then leaned down to press a kiss to the corner of her eye.
"So, I won't let anything happen to you."
Summer Thorne gently closed her eyes, then slowly leaned into his embrace. In the end, she reached out once more and hugged him tightly.
The two of them sat like that for a long time, locked in a quiet embrace, before Summer Thorne finally whispered, "Do you want to talk more about her?"
Timothy York was silent for a long time before he finally spoke again. "She was beautiful and adorable. When she was little, she was so lively and cheerful..."
