"We love you too, Cyclops Actual. If that cop gets wily, blow his brains out. As for the questions... all I can say is I'm sorry, and I made a bad decision about how to protect you, over and out."

She found herself intensely surprised. Roy had seldom apologized, unless he genuinely regretted something. If he said he was sorry, he REALLY meant it.

Could she forgive him for what he'd done? For altering her memory, for... hiding so much from her?

She knew how the old man was with his children. It wasn't hard to imagine that all he wanted to do was protect her.

"Yes, daddy. Over and out."

Helen removed her radio headset.