I stop at the bottom when I hear voices in my dad’s office. Hovering by the door for a moment, I hear my mom talking with a man who is not my dad. They are discussing Theo’s death. My mom informs him that she wants to change all of the paperwork to my name only, instructing him to combine the two accounts. They start saying their good-byes so I scramble into the kitchen where my grandma is sipping her tea at the table.“Good morning, Sadie dear,” she says.“Good morning, Grandma,” I respond.“Where is that hunk of a boyfriend?” she asks, winking my way.“I assume he’s still sleeping.” I go to the cabinet to get a mug for my coffee.“What are you doing down here then?” she jokes.“Grandma!” I scold her, laughing.“We have to be respectful, Ida,” Brady’s deep voice declares as he enters, and I grab another mug for him.“Good morning, beautiful. I missed you last night,” he whispers in my ear before kissing me on my cheek and then sitting down at the table.“You didn’t have to get dressed on my account,”
