An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Then why look for me now, Ben?” She couldn’t bear not asking the question. Why had he come back now? Why hadn't he left things as they were, him with his loving family and her with her loneliness. “Because I always wanted to know the truth,” he replied simply. “I love my family, my brothers, my parents. I miss my mum every day. But I always wondered what my birth mother’s eyes would be like, if she also likes springtime as much as I do, if her nose gets red when it’s cold, if she likes tea with a dash of milk…” His eyes filled with tears and Catherine saw herself in them. “I won’t be complete until I know the truth, Catherine.”
Catherine learns more about Ben. Jackson accompanies her to an important event.
