But neither of us had to rush toward reconciliation simply because we disliked the discomfort.

There were questions they still hadn’t answered.

Why they left me with Arthur.

Why they kept certain messages from Lauren.

Why they arrived with a moving truck before the estate meeting.

Whether they understood how much those choices affected us.

I didn’t know when we’d discuss all of it.

And I was beginning to accept that some answers might remain incomplete.