The nurse’s scrub cap had daisies on it.

I liked the sound.

Later, if Samantha and Ronald resumed parenting, they could address naming through the legal process.

But for now:

Daisy.

She slept through the entire discussion.

Probably the wisest person in the room.

PART 19 — EMILY

When I brought Daisy home under the temporary placement order, Emily stood near the doorway.

“She is tiny.”