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I wave my hand in between us.
“What do you want to know? Ask me anything about either of us; I will tell you anything you want to know.”
Her eyes dart back and forth between mine, and I can see her mind turning as she thinks about what she wants to ask.
“Do I have any family? Jillian told me that you hired a PI to try and find me, but wasn’t anyone else trying to find me?”
I’ve dreaded her asking this question.
“You do have family, but you’ve been estranged from them since before you and I met.”
I can tell this surprises her.
“Estranged? Why?”
“You told me once that there were times when someone had to cut off people that weren’t healthy for them to be around. You said that they had outdated views and there was nothing you could do to change them.”
I never wanted to pry into her life, but I always wondered what really happened to force her to cut them off.
“That’s all I said? I never told you why I felt that way?”
I shake my head no and she rolls her eyes, making me smile at how Sophia has picked up that habit from her.
“Okay, how old am I? When is my birthday?”
“You were born on October 22nd, 1988. You are thirty-five, about to be thirty-six.”
“What is my last name? I was using the name of the man who saved me as my last name. I’m going to have to change Sophia’s.”
Hope that she will change it to my last name fills my chest, but I’ll let that be her choice.
“Carter.”
I watch as she takes in this information.
“What about you? Do you have any family?”
“I have my parents. I’m an only child, so no siblings.”
“Have you told them about us?”
I cringe because I know how this is going to sound.
“Not yet. I know my mother, and if I tell her I found you and she has a granddaughter, I’m not going to have a moment of peace with you two. She is going to come here and steal you away from me.”
She laughs, and I know she thinks I’m joking, but I’m not. My mother will move in here if she has the chance.
“Am I still the same as I was before?”
This question throws me. I don’t know why but for some reason I wasn’t expecting it.
“In most ways, you are. There are some differences, but I think that’s from growing up and going through what you have.”
Her shoulders drop from where they were tensed. I hadn’t realized how much this worried her.
“Where you scared you would be a completely different person?”
She nods. “Yeah, I was worried that I wouldn’t like who I was before.”
