Mindful of being the interloper, Clark said little. And anyway, he was content to watch the interaction of this mother and son as his thoughts alternated between the future he had lost as a father and the past he could barely remember as a son.
Gah, you're killing me. In the best possible way, of course.
This whole chapter, it's poignant and lovely and heart-wrenching. You were really smart to bring Diddi in at this point. Yes, he's a buffer, at a time when they really need one. But the family setting, giving Clark a glimpse at everything he's ever wanted, is pulling him deeper and deeper into his new life. And the conflicted yearning he's feeling as a result is palatable. Very nicely done.
Kathy
