Chapter 31: Chapter 31

“Of course.”

“When…when you met Dad first, how did you know it was going to last?”

“What’s brought this on?” Justin asked.

Wyatt shrugged and couldn’t meet his gaze.

Justin drew a deep breath and exhaled. “No, I didn’t know it was going to last, and I was terrified.”

“You were?” Wyatt’s chest clenched. “I never heard you say that before.”

“I fell for Del hard and fast,” Justin said. “It was pretty much love at first sight, and that’s the version we tell everyone. And it’s the truth, but there’s more to it than that. Because yeah, I was terrified at the same time, and so was he. Because he fed us, and you kids loved him, and…You don’t remember much about Oregon, do you?”

Wyatt shook his head