Chapter 28

“J, time for dinner!” Enya called from the hall.

“I’m not hungry,” he growled.

“You sound hangry,” she joked.

Hologram Nessa searched Jamison’s face.

“Hangry?” She whispered.

“A mix of the words hungry and angry,” he lowered his voice as he offered the hasty explanation.

“It’s breakfast for dinner,” Enya coaxed.

Nessa watched Jamison as he plodded down the hallway to where it widened into the main home. Sweat lubricated Nessa’s palms, so she rubbed them together.

Jamison flopped into a seat, and grunted at the empty table.

“Your dad will be home any minute,” Enya announced. “We’ll tell him what you told me…”

Her voice trailed off, and Jamison hurried to fill in the silence.

“No, Mama! No!” He pleaded.

Enya lifted her eyebrows, and drew back.

“I was going to say whenever you’re ready,” she said, “but I’ve been thinking - he needs to know. He’s your father. He won’t be upset.”