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finances than Robert was. 
    When he came back, I accepted that he wasn’t
the same Robert he once was. He made bad choices and I chose to
accept them and him. I know he wasn’t in his right mind and his
judgment was clouded by grief. I also know Molly tried to help him
in many ways just as he tried to help Molly. The world he lived in
the past several months — I don’t pretend to try to understand it.
I’m just glad to have my Robert home with me.
    Emma
    I bathe the kids and get them settled in bed
before Alec gets home. I am sitting in our bed reading when he
finally walks into the room.
    He says, “I’m sorry I’m late.” 
    “ I was waiting up for you.
Is everything all right?” I lay the book I am reading down and wait
for him to answer. 
    “ It’s fine. I learned that
you and Mason got Molly in one of the best treatment centers in
South Florida.”
    “ Did Mason tell you
that?” 
    “ Molly told me that. She is
very appreciative that you went to Mason for help and that she is
on her way to recovery.” Alec bends down and kisses me before
sitting beside me on the bed. 
    “ All of a sudden I feel like
I was sneaking around behind your back. I didn’t mean to make it
seem like that.” 
    “ I’m a little confused as to
why you would go to Mason for help and not me.” 
    I sit up straighter in bed and prop a pillow
behind me. “Mason told me once if I ever needed anything he would
do his best to help me.” I clear my throat and add, “I know you
would have tried to help Molly, but I also knew Mason would go
above that.” 
    “ Why do you think
that?” 
    “ Because Molly has never
stuck with any programs before and I know you have tried everything
you can to help her. I know this sounds bad and it isn’t coming out
right.” 
    “ No, Emma, I know what you
are saying.”
    I watch as he cracks his knuckles. 
    He adds, “I’m not sure I
would have looked for help outside of the county. Sadly, I didn’t
think to place her far enough away that she can’t come home.” 
    “ Alec, you have no reason to
apologize about that. Mason said he owed me for staying with Angel
during her accident, and although I don’t think he owes me
anything, I did go to him for help.” 
    “ It’s a good thing you did.
Because of him she leaves tomorrow for Miami. She is going to a
45-day, 12-step recovery center.” 
    “ That is great news. What
about her friend? Is he going with her?” 
    I listen intently as Alec explains to me
about Bobby, his wife, and his deceased daughter. I tear up
listening about his child’s death and the way he left his wife. How
sad to think that people feel like there is no other choice but to
leave or to walk away. He also tells me that Bobby was a pro-boxer
and he and his wife are going to work on their marriage while he
detoxes from home. 
    Alec showers and I search,
using Google, for Bobby Grether. A
newspaper article comes up with a picture of Bobby after one of his
wins. I read about his boxing career and how he fought a champion
boxer and just barely lost the fight. I also read about the drunk
driver who caused the accident that claimed his daughter’s life. I
scroll through several pictures of the wreckage and I cringe. I
read another article about Bobby and his wife, Leah, both being in
comas after the accident. I see a picture of their daughter’s
funeral, and both of her parents are missing. The last article is
where they charged the older man who caused the accident with
vehicular homicide. He was a habitual drunk driver. Saddened and
heartbroken from his loss, I dream of Max. Sadly Max doesn’t visit
me in this dream. 
    I have work the next day, but I call Sara to
see if I can go in late. Alec and I drop James off at Brooke’s
house, then we stop by Sam and Bridget’s to get Bobby’s things from
the car. We then take Raelynn to the hospital with us so she can
visit with her mother.
    When we walk into Molly’s
room, she is up and dressed in her regular