Unannounced Return

A few weeks went by. Great ones, honestly. Dante had settled into school, made friends, and was having the time of his life with Lydia’s daughter, Bella. Everything felt smooth, natural—and easy. I say this, I guess, to paint the picture that Vance hadn’t come back. Just like he said, maybe a day, a week. I didn’t know.

At first, I kept expecting him to pop up again. You know, show up at the windo