“Is JJ still being fussy?” Ellie asks, peering over yours and Dina’s shoulders to look at the baby. “He’s probably hungry.”

“He just ate,” Dina replies. “I think he’s tired, but too tired to sleep so he’s just crying.”

Ellie leans against you, muttering, “Makes no sense.” JJ continues to cry in Dina’s arms. It’s hard raising a baby, despite there being three of you. Ellie knows this is supposed to be a different life, but her mind is somewhere else. Revenge is such an easy thing to want.