“Yes,” Natalie wept softly.

“And that frantic phone call you answered?” I asked.

“It was Dad calling me,” Natalie said softly.

“He was absolutely furious with me.”

“You told my granddaughter yesterday that she saved your life,” I reminded her.

“She saved something I could never replace in a million years,” Natalie whimpered, wiping her nose.

“That ring was our mom’s dying wish for Paige’s child.

And I felt like I had already failed Paige so terribly in the past.”