Epilogue

Kylie

It’s the annual family barbecue that Noah started once I moved in officially. Candy’s invited this year, since I told Noah that it'd been two years since the whole ordeal and he needed to get over it. We all needed to move on, for Richard’s sake.

“Mom.” I smile as she comes to kiss me on the cheek. She looks tired. Her hair’s down and lifeless. I keep telling her to come and stay with us, but she keeps dismissing it.

“You really should come and stay here. It would give you a chance to help me with the kids.”

“I’m fine. I need to be alone. This is the first time in my life I don’t have you, a husband, or even a second husband to keep tabs on. Sometimes being alone is good.”

I’m just about to ask her if it’s so good, how come she looks so sad?

“The kids are getting on well.” Martin smiles as he comes over to join us. Mom mumbles something and then walks away.

“Was it something I said?”

I laugh. “No, nothing. I don’t know… I wish that she would come and live with us.”

“She looks