“Where did you get this?”
“I told you. Ben’s house.”
“Does he know you took it?”
“Yes.”
I looked at Luke. “And he knows what this says?”
I read the same line twice.
His face crumpled. “That’s why I came home.”
I folded the paper and grabbed my purse. “Where is Ben?”
“At his parents’ house.”
“Get in the car.”
“Mom…”
“Now, Luke.”
That’s why I came home.
***
Twenty minutes later, Ben opened the door.
His face was pale.
“Where’s your mother?”
“In the kitchen.”
Diane stood when we entered. “I can explain.”
His face was pale.
I put the document on the table. “Then explain this.”
She looked at Ben.
“Mom,” he said quietly. “Tell her.”
Diane sat down. “Ben was adopted.”
I stared at her. “What?”
I can explain.
Luke looked at Ben. “That’s what you found out last week?”
Ben nodded. “I found the papers and asked her about them.”
