I Carried a Baby for My Twin Brother. When He Saw His Newborn Daughter, He Said He Could Not Take Her Home

We’re taking turns.

I showed it to Mason.

He pointed at the yellow stars.

“The nursery works,” he said.

I thought that was as good a beginning as any.

PART 15: The Visit Nobody Wanted

About a month after Hope came home, our mother’s old friend Diane called.

She had heard through a mutual acquaintance that the baby had needed surgery, and she wanted to organize a meal train.