“Another creak of the door, and there was Ruby.
He beckoned her over. “Come on, Rubes, group hug, room for another small one.”

She smiled her brightest smile, and came over, flung her arms around all three of us, and there we stayed, four broken people who hadn’t realised they were broken, not until they were put back together again.

I hugged Ruby and Mia, and Darren hugged all of us.
I felt safer than I’d felt in years.
More complete than I’d felt in years.”