with wide, cautious eyes.
Lily pulled back slightly and pointed. “Daddy… that’s him. That’s the boy in the room. He looks just like the pictures of Uncle Thomas.”
I set Lily down on the edge of the ambulance bumper and knelt down until I was eye level with my nephew.
I smiled gently, keeping my hands visible and open. “Hey there, little buddy. My name is Daniel. I’m your Uncle Daniel.”
Leo hesitated, staring into my eyes. For a second, the likeness to my late brother was so overwhelming it stole the air from my lungs—the exact same furrow in his brow, the same stubborn set of his chin.
Slowly, Leo took a small step forward and held up the faded blue bear.
“Bear’s name is Tommy,” he whispered softly.
“I know,” I said, my voice thick with emotion as I gently rested a hand on his small shoulder. “Your
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