I Was 29 and Single When I Fought to Keep Five Siblings Together. The Judge Asked Why, and My Answer Changed Everything.

Lucas helped with a small sanding block while wearing safety goggles that made his eyes look enormous.

‘Did you build all this?’ he asked, looking at the chairs.

‘Some of it.’

‘Could you teach me?’

‘Sure.

With the safe tools, and with me here.’

He traced a scratch in the tabletop.

‘Can we keep the marks?’