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damage is done, Uncle Dave. He’ll never forgive me.”
    “You two can get through this. It’s just going to take some time. And patience. And we both know you’re not very patient.” He smiled. “But if you want this to work out, Sam, then you need to give him time. Colin’s not going to forgive you right away, especially when he has to see Erik every day.”
    I remained quiet.  
    “So tell me, Samantha, is this thing between you and Erik over? Or is there something still going on with you two?”
    “What do you mean?” I didn’t expect the question, especially from Uncle Dave, who had never shown much interest in my love life.  
    “Well, you clearly like Erik. I can see that. So I guess what I’m asking is, do you really want Colin back? Or are you using this fight of yours as a reason to go back to Erik? Because you seem to be giving up on Colin awfully fast.”
    “Colin won’t even talk to me. He’s never going to take me back.”
    “That’s not what I asked. I asked if you even wanted him back.”
    “Of course I want him back. But I guess—” I stopped to think. “I don’t know. I guess I’m just confused. I love Colin. I really do. But I also have feelings for Erik. I mean, Erik and I are the only two people in the world with these genes.”
    “In your heart, you know who you should be with. Or maybe you’ll find that it’s neither one of them.” Dave sighed. “You need to really give this some thought, Sam. I know you’ve always had difficulty making decisions for yourself, but this is a big one. This could affect the rest of your life. Believe me, I made the wrong decision in love once and I’ve always regretted it.”  
    Dave was referring to the woman he almost married back in his twenties. Instead, he chose to start his business and break it off with the woman, knowing the business would consume all his time and energy.
    “Can we not talk about the boyfriend situation right now?” I asked.
    Dave smiled. “Sure. New topic.”
    We spent the rest of the afternoon discussing what had happened while we were apart. Dave explained that GlobalLife had held him prisoner at the facility in Minnesota, but he escaped in the chaos that followed after the building explosion. Then he described how he worked with Owens to get all of us up to Iceland.
    “Uncle Dave, did you ever know about my sister, Brittany?”
    “No, I really didn’t. If I’d known, I would have told your parents. They would’ve loved to have another child. They would’ve been thrilled.”
    “She had a horrible life, Uncle Dave. Brittany’s mom drank all the time and they barely had money for food.”
    “I know. Jack told me. I wish we’d known about her so we could have done something to help out.”
    “Now she’s gone. GlobalLife will never let her go.”
    “Owens’ team will get her out, Sam. There’s nothing we can do. I don’t want you to worry about her right now. You don’t need the stress. You have the procedure tomorrow. I want that to be your focus.”
    Around 6, Dave got up to leave. “How about some dinner?”
    “Do you think Colin will be there?”
    “Yes, I’m guessing he will.”
    “Then I can’t. Not yet. Not after what happened. You go ahead.”
    “Okay, honey. But afterward, I’ll come back and check on you.”
    While Dave was at dinner I fell asleep. I didn’t wake up until 7 the next morning, when I heard someone knocking on my door. It was Dave again.  
    “Morning, Sam. How are you feeling today?”
    “All right, I guess.”
    “Good. I came back last night, but you were already asleep.” He checked his watch. “They need you there in a half hour. I’ll walk down with you when you’re ready.”
    I showered and got dressed. Dave was back knocking on my door again at 7:25.
    “Why are they doing this so early?” I asked him.
    “Jack and I scheduled it early. We figured you’d want it done and over with rather than waiting around all day. Ready to go?”  
    “Yes. I’m