Inside were two cinnamon rolls wrapped in foil.

“You barely ate,” she said.

“And the roads may still be slow.”

The gesture nearly undid me.

She had every reason to be cautious with me, but she was still capable of noticing whether somebody had eaten breakfast.

“Lauren, I meant what I said.

I’m sorry I didn’t trust you.

I’m sorry I made you face everything alone, even before Mason was born.