Just:

She cannot come back and take you.

Noah slept better that night than he had in months.

PART 15 — THE LETTER

Nearly a year after Michael’s funeral, Daniel took Noah back to Grace’s house.

The garden was green again.

The same dusty road stretched beyond the town.

Noah had not wanted to drive past the place Vanessa left him.

Daniel did not make him.

They took another route.