Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

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She stood up and walked me to the heavy wooden door of her inner office.

The reception lobby was warm and smelled of carpet cleaner. Toby was sitting on the low vinyl sofa near the water cooler, his legs dangling several inches above the floor. He had his coloring book open on his lap, his yellow pencil twirling slowly between his fingers as he carefully continue reading …