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Who are we? Mark took everything in his bedroom as if he had never been there. "" Then he went to San Francisco. "" Yeah. It needs a geographic distance. I think he is finding himself from now on. "" After Mark knew the truth, why did not you tell me and Cassie? "" Come on, "my dad said. "Suddenly my mother died and I had no mind for that anymore so I had to lay it down. Now that you've figured it out yourself - you'll always be scared sooner or later, you know, "my dad said quietly. I glared out the window. "Strange," I muttered. "I always told myself Cassie was not my biological brother because it was so different from me. But that was Mark ... "" Mark is like me ... "" Yes, "I turned to look at my dad. Maybe you want to believe what you think about Cassie is true. "" Why do you have to do that? "" Because it's always the thorn in my eyes. And you always focus on the differences instead of looking at the common points. "I suddenly felt embarrassed. "Maybe three right." I walked toward the closet and took out the photo. Now I only see a general resemblance between Cassie and Carlo - prejudices in my heart make me see two people more similar in reality. Now I understand why Mark ignores the emails I send, and why my mother reacts too when I say she seems to be pregnant when taking a wedding photo. My mother's embarrassment was not due to her shame, but because she felt guilty for having hidden her children secretly for so long. And when the man with a saintly expression came and asked if he could sit down with no - it all starts like that! Not like that. "What a fabrication," I muttered. "Yeah." "So this piece of paper is a draft of a long letter that Mom sent to Daddy before they were married." early assert. "Mom is still lucky that Dad has come. Try to ask how many men act like three? Do not blame me why I love you so much. "" I believe you love me dearly, "my dad said. "For my part, Dad wants to think so, but what it means is that she can keep the baby. Ironically, when a child grows up, his or her parents really lose it for their own mistakes. But I hope he'll come back, son. "My father looked away. "I miss son too." "I thought he would come back, too," I said. "One day." I did not return to Eden that afternoon. I was still shocked by what my dad said could not allow me to drive. Instead, I spend an entire afternoon alone, reviewing old albums, analyzing every photo of Mark when he was born, toddler, teen and adolescent. Looking at these photos, no one could say that Mark was not my father's biological son. Now, Xan visits Milly. He walked in and stared at me. "Are you ok, Anna? You look a bit gloomy, you say so okay? "" I'm fine, "I lied. "Just a little tired." Xan was holding a large package wrapped amateurly. I asked as Milly ran down the stairs. "One thing could make Milly happy." Milly tearted the wrapping paper outside. "A bike bike!" His eyes lit up. "Mom, I have a bike!" "This will help me get better," Xan explained. "I'm so sorry - Daddy." "Thank you, Daddy!" Why did Xan buy it for Milly, because he discovered that Patrick gave him a bike. "Milly, this one we have to play in the garden," I told Milly. "When you're better." "Are you sure it's okay, Anna?" Xan asked me. "You are like the sky falling down." "Maybe," I replied. "Maybe it's hot." "It's cooler now. I hope you do not have chicken pox like Milly. "" No. I have a long time. What about your new job? Any news? "He shook his head. "Next week you will know. But the fact that you and Milly are going along with you is serious. "" Well, I think so. "" Well ... I've been thinking about that - of course it's just a possibility - depending on what you're going to do. Where are they sent? "" Yes, I think. "" What? "" That's crazy. "" What a crazy family together. "Xan protested. "I want to live with my little family. Now you can confirm that. "" Sorry three years ago you did not know that. "" I wish you knew, "Xan said. "Please consider that." "I have already considered. I have a lot of ties here, Xan - work and personal - I have family and friends ... "Suddenly I thought of Jamie. "Milly has her life and friends here. Your offer is too late. "I picked up Milly's writing pad and wrote No where on and now here at the bottom. That's what I want to say to Xan. "We'll go back to this topic," Xan said as I cleared them off. "What are we doing with Milly tonight? It's being quarantined so I can not go to the park. "" I think you can play with it for a while then give it a bath, go to sleep, then Luisa will turn you over at night. "" Need a babysitter? "" For megoing out. "" Well, "grumbled her eyes. "I guess going with Paddy." "With Patrick," I corrected. "Yes. Go with your very kind and patient boyfriend, Patrick. We will go to the movies. "" It's romantic, "he said bitterly." But first I had to do some work. Milly, I play with you for a while, okay? "" Yes! "He pushed the bike out of the garden. "Come on Daddy!" I went up to the study room, opened the window and sat at the drawing board, sketched the manuscript for Morea's garden, Milly's laugh laughing from under the garden. Design took so long that it shocked me with Mark's story, anger for my dad, and concern for his future, as well as my frustration for Luisa. And the concern is finding someone to replace it. When I drew, layout, measured and imagined the position of the trees in the garden, how many troubles in me suddenly disappeared. I sat there for almost an hour, concentrating high, and then I hear the bells. I ran down the stairs but Xan was there. "Patrick?" I sit down on the bottom platform. "I think I'll meet at the movie theater." "Yeah. I want to talk to Xan. "" With Xan? "I repeated. Xan and Patrick stood facing each other across the doorstep. Xan stepped to the side and leaned against the wall in the living room. "Why would you want to talk to Xan?" I asked lazily. So, but I feel I have to say, because ... "Patrick took out a letter in his pocket. "He sent me today." I turned to look at Xan, "did you send him a letter? Patrick gave me the letter: Stay away from my family ... there is something about you that I do not believe ... I do not approve of the letter. The relationship between you and Anna ... I will not leave you ... I stare at Xan. "What the hell are you thinking? It's ridiculous! "Whenever Milly appeared, I lowered my voice." How do you know where Patrick lives? I never told you! "Xan shrugged. "I left my notebook at the table." "Do you look at my notebook? You do have that right. "" You got three messages from him, too, "Patrick said. "The smell of threat." "You kidding," I shouted. "What does the message say? Milly, I'm out for a while, not long. "He did not budge." That kind of thing, "Patrick said. "Keep him away, and call him a" stalker "and a" pickpocket ", sort of like that." "Scound," Milly mimicked. I see Patrick pause. "I go out to the garden," I ordered Milly and turned to look at Xan. "I can not believe you did that. I think you are a delicate and intelligent person and not a mad jealous! "Xan did not say anything. I was surprised to see Patrick not angry, but rather calm and self-control. "Marshall, if I get any similar words from you," he said slowly, "then my lawyer will talk to you." "My lawyer will also talk to you. "Xan replied. "I have the right to keep you away." "It's crazy, Xan." I said. "I ... lost that right!" "No, I have not lost," Xan rejected my words. That's right, Anna, you found it. He found his family - we are one, would be so if Patrick behaved and retreated, so he

had to reiterate his simple request that he stay away. He did not allow him to take Milly out. It's your baby and you do not allow it. "I gasped. "You have no right to give that command. Daughter, go to the garden to go baby. Mr. Patrick was right, "I hissed as Milly was out in the hall, looking back with a bewildered look. "He abandoned me when I was pregnant, nearly three years he not met Milly, then now he discovered that he enjoys family life and behave like lions insane trying to protect honor her. "" I'm afraid I feel the same, "Xan muttered." But you can not go back to dancing here and proved to be a man of the family as if we're living together. We do not live together, Xan. "" But we can, "he grumbled. "I'm sure we can if you're not paired with ..." Swinging his thumb at Patrick. "Patrick did not touch me," I said aloud. "He behaved well - not like you. He refrained - not like him. If you write to him anymore, I will not let you meet Milly any more. "I picked up my bag. "Now Patrick and I will be out. He stayed here until eight hours when Luisa came home. Milly remind brushing. "I went to the garden and kissed goodbye Milly.Dem that I could not sleep, near the new light is a little nap. I dreamed that Xan and Patrick were playing tug of war with me and Milly was the rope. The ringing of the phone rang me up. I hope not the two of you call. "Anna, are you?" Jamie. "Are you up?" "Yes," I grumbled. "I mean, not yet ..." I looked at my watch. It's seven-forty-five. I hear Milly talking to