“Let me see that.” Finn reached for the watch I was holding. I looked up at him, hesitant to let go of my father’s watch. He gave me a small smile, “I’ll be careful with it.”

I felt Darren’s hand slide around my waist as I dropped the watch in Finn’s hand. I was quiet on the outside, but my mind was racing. Maybe it was foolish to hope that this might mean my father was still alive. After all this time, if he was alive, he would have found his way back to my mother. A little ...