Based on the reaction of his children, Josh had gotten the answer to the question that had been on his mind ever since they had arrived on Galador. Did Nora really stay with him after everything? He definitely didn't deserve her after essentially stalking her and accidentally turning her into a wolf, but it seems that she stayed. He just hoped that it wasn't for the kids. He had taken off his wedding ring months ago, but that was honestly because keeping it on made the fact that she wasn't there with them even harder to bear.
"Aidan, Sally, I really hope that you know that I love your mom," Josh started after a few moments, carefully collecting his words. "At first, I was just talking to this woman as a friend. A fellow single parent, who has someone else back home, as well. Having her in my life helped me with the anxiety of not knowing the first idea of how to deal with teenage girls."