I regret how alone I sometimes felt trying to help.

But I don’t regret Hope.”

Hannah lowered her eyes.

“For a while I thought I had ruined your life by asking.”

“You didn’t ask me to manage your marriage,” I told her gently.

“You asked me to help bring a child into the family.

I chose to do that.

The rest has been painful, but it wasn’t all yours to carry.”