The next day, I woke up early to get my son ready. Even though Family Day was over and there were no classes today, I still had to bring him to his karate session. Evan offered to take Jackson since he could drop him off on his way to work, but I turned him down. I don’t get to do this often, so I want to make the most of these little moments with my son.

Yesterday’s lunch with Evan went smoothly. I didn’t let Jackson bring up anything about Ares because I honestly had no answer ready ...