never admitted to anyone.
The nights I slept in the office because going home to an empty apartment felt worse.
She listened.
She did not excuse my choices.
That mattered.
I did not excuse hers either.
She admitted there had been moments after the anonymous call when she considered contacting me through the press simply to force acknowledgment.
She never did because she feared turning the twins into a public story.
“I’m glad you didn’t,” I said.
“So am I.”
“I would have deserved the embarrassment.”
“This was never about
