Eddy listened and imagined what that must have been like. Two parents, family dinners at a table, game night. Mimaw had done her best but she had been a 60 year old waitress when 5 year old Eddy had been dropped on her doorstep. She had been present for the important stuff, but Eddy more or less grew up alone.<br/><br/>He was glad that Luke used to have people who wanted him, who had loved and cherished him. Eddy didnt know how they died, but at least Luke knew what happiness was before it was taken away from him. A lot of people never got that chance. But it was still a tragedy. It still wasnt fair, and if Luke had the option he would have wanted them back, just as Eddy wanted mimaw back.<br/><br/>"I think you're doing just fine, sweetheart," he said with all the warmth and comfort that he could muster, gently squeezing the boy ever closer.