I Came Home Early and Found My Pregnant Wife on the Floor—Then I Saw the Notes She Had Been Keeping About My Mother

Just Maya.

Nora cried when she received it.

Marcus told me later.

I felt sad.

Not guilty.

There was a difference.

PART 23 — THE FIRST YEAR

The first year after Maya’s birth was ordinary in the best possible way.

Sleepless nights.

Bottles.