Morningside Cuesta and that wall is insurmountable

A wry smile crossed his face at Sunny's defense, and his heart thumped unevenly inside his chest. He doesn't know what he's talking about, Day said to himself, not wanting to think too much on his son's perception of Day and Addie's relationship.

"Addie's like my own daughter, Sunny," he said weakly, and this time, even Grayday could hear the lie in his voice. He cleared his throat and soldiered on, hoping he could distract his son from the topic. "And sometimes when you love someone, it makes it harder to forgive them - because it hurts more when they do something wrong. Because you trusted them, and you believed in them. Like when Ma left us. It wouldn't have hurt if we didn't love her."

Yet again, Sunny's questioning hit a little too close to home. This was a topic he was not prepared to broach with his young son. Day sat quietly for a moment, feeling a bit grumpy, now. "It's complicated, Sunny," he said at length. he could not say that it was because he loved Adeline that they'd left Easthollow - not after he'd already denied anything but filial love toward her.