I felt relief that the original would no longer sit among my things.

I also checked the record carefully.

I had refused the proposed bargain.

I had not released claims to lawful support for Harper or Owen.

We left the hospital when the team said we were ready, with follow-up plans and more instructions than I could remember without paper.

Both babies traveled in their own properly fitted car seats.

Dad carried bags, asked which door to open, and stopped offering suggestions whenever a nurse was explaining something I needed to hear.

I did not return to the house I had shared with Garrett.