"I'm positive. Since I'm not able to treat my wife today, I think she'd want me to make sure your day is one to remember," he assured her with a smile. And what he wouldn't say since he rarely spoke about money was that he was privileged in the fact that it had never been an issue for him. He frowned some at the mention of her child, wondering what could have happened that made them become distant. Though he hadn't known Lorna for long, she had a calming presence, and he had a hard time imagining her as a bad mother. He wanted to ask questions, but he didn't know how difficult of a subject it would be for her to discuss. "Any time. I can always go for company a little closer to my age than this one over here," he said with a chuckle as he nudged Jillian's hand with his pinky. "Did you move here from California then or were you living somewhere else before making your way here? And why Tonopah of all places?"
"I'm sure she'd be very happy with how you two have spent the day. I know I didn't know her but from what I know if you two so far, she must have been amazing." She spoke more to him, not sure how Jillian felt about all of it. She couldn't have imagined what it was like to lose her mother so young. Even with the way she fought for some time with her own mother, there was no doubt that their relationship was strong and she admired her deeply. Love her even more. "I moved from California, it's home to me. I mean I've traveled, I love to travel but my heart is definitely back home. I'm really close with my siblings and they're all there so it's hard to be away. I have two brothers and an older sister and two of them have kids so as you can imagine it's just nice to be around them all. They're coming to visit here soon though, so I'm excited for that. I'm pretty sure my brothers just want an excuse to get me to babysit my nieces and nephews though. But I don't mind."
And maybe Shep would get to meet them all if she had the courage to be honest with him. "Great question," she told him and reached for her wine, taking a few sips before she continued. "My son is here," she finally told him, meeting his eyes for a moment. "He doesn't know I'm here yet but I'm hoping that some time soon he will and we can talk and figure things out. I just don't know how happy he's going to be to see me considering he doesn't actually know I exist." She left it there for a moment, wondering if she'd have the courage to tell him that the son in question was him but it hardly seemed appropriate in front of Jillian. But she didn't want to lie.















