Ch. 104

Dex's P.O.V.

I raced to my room, fishing the box and clean clothes out of my dresser. I stuffed the sink drain and turned the water on. I filled it up to the top, before turning the tap off. I took the necklace and held it tightly in my hand.

"Toni?" I called his name staring into the water. I felt like an idiot staring into a sink full of water. At least until it began to ripple, when the water stilled again Toni was starting back at me. "Well I'll be damned, it worked."

"Dex?" Toni was just as surprised to see me. "What is this?"

"Magic. It's a pearl. I'm giving this to Ember for her birthday. She'll be able to speak to you whenever she needs to. Your son can too." I said excitedly.

"Dex, I don't know if that 's a good idea." Toni sighed. His words shocked me. I assumed he would be happy. "At least not yet. She's still grieving and this will keep her in that state. She'll cling to me instead of letting me go. Give it to her in a couple years."

I hadn't thought about that. Well