A Flight Delay Stranded Me at the Airport, Where I Found the Ex Who Vanished Six Years Ago Asleep With Two Boys Who Had My Eyes

But I’m here now.

I’m here now.”

I did not force a hug on them.

I did not promise, in some grand theatrical way, to make up six lost years in a single afternoon; they had been through enough performances by adults.

I just asked them if they were hungry.

Chapter 15 — Sandwiches and Juice Boxes