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“Thank you both for coming,” Dr. Vance began, her voice a calm thermometer taking the room’s temperature. “Clara, would you like to start? You’re Leo’s legal guardian now. Tell me what brought you here.”

He looked at the window, at the impossible sunshine. “That I miss her so much I want to break things. And that you being here… it doesn’t fix it. But it also doesn’t make it worse. Most of the time.” FamilyTherapy 18 07 23 Sunny Hart Aunt And Neph...

Clara didn’t move to hug him. She didn’t say I love you or it will be okay . She simply nodded, tears sliding down her cheeks, and said: “Okay. That’s enough for today.” “Thank you both for coming,” Dr

Leo snorted. Not a laugh—a dry, defensive crack. “Dramatic, Aunt Clara. Very on-brand.” You’re Leo’s legal guardian now

Clara’s composure finally cracked. “Because I’m not her,” she whispered. “I know. I’m not your mother, Leo. I can’t be. But I’m the one who stayed. I’m the one who sold my condo, moved to your town, learned to cook gluten-free pasta, and sat outside your door for eighteen hours last week—not as a social worker, not as a file. As your family.”

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