“I love when she reads to me. Weirdly it makes me feel like I’m being useful when a lot of the time, I feel useless. I know sometimes she’s trapped inside her mind. It must be chaos – all those words up there… but I want to know them all. I don’t care if she only signs to me or simply expresses everything she feels via body language and facial expressions. I always want to know how I can make it better… then I think I do. I think I have a handle on things because she had a good day. Because she went to bed smiling. Because she’s safe in my arms.” I rise and stare down at Maverick. “But every
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