He looked delighted.

I felt humbled.

Hannah and I continued meeting periodically with Miriam to discuss how the children were adapting.

Elias was more comfortable asking me questions.

Rose had begun including me in stories about her family.

Neither development entitled me to rush the next one.

At one appointment, Hannah told us she had begun seeing someone casually.

His name was Nathan Reed, a high school librarian she had met through a reading program.