Preston & Naomi — The Hidden Letters
“Then we’ll see what she does over time.
For now, the answer is no.”
Preston accepted that decision.
He had learned that boundaries were not punishments simply because someone disliked them.
Sometimes they were the careful lines drawn around children who needed adults to be predictable.
He told Constance that a relationship with the boys might be possible someday if Naomi agreed and if Constance showed sustained accountability.
His mother cried.