20. Present
This was harder than anything I had ever had to face. When I passed my oral exams to graduate, it was hell. When I had my first job interview, I nearly chocked from the stress. But here, today, talking about Noah... Nothing could have prepared me for it.
I picked up the photograph and felt my tears flowing as I looked at it for what was the first time in months. Seeing his happy, smiling face broke my heart.
It hurt so bad.
"I miss him so much." Callen's voice broke, drowning in tears.
"I miss him too." I whispered. "I would give all the fortune in the world just to have him back for one minute. Just to hear his laugh one more time."
Callen wrapped his arms around me and we cried, just like we had a year ago, when our son's heart stopped beating and we had to say goodbye.
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