Caros jaw trembled with anger, words piling up in her head, all jostling to be said, but what finally spilled out was: "Did you just call my dad Gab?!"

Hazel found her daughters choice of grievance oddly endearing.

Caros features resembled her fathersthe sharp angles of Gabriels facebut softened into something cherubic, a baby-faced version. Her round eyes stretched wide in disbelief, making her look just like she had as a child, staring blankly while blowing spit ...