After he left, I sat with the boys and finished the film.

I could not answer every question they would eventually ask.

I could remain in the room while they asked the questions that belonged to tonight.

PART 6 — Twelve Hundred Dollars

The next morning, Caleb pointed to the photograph on the refrigerator.

It had been taken during our wedding planning, with Elliott smiling beside me.

“Can he change his mind?”

“Yes.”