“I’ll keep saying it when you need me to.”

Pregnancy appointments carried a fear separate from the criminal case.

I could sit through discussions of court dates more easily than I could watch the obstetrician’s face during an examination.

Hannah noticed.

“Look at me,” she said once while we waited for a result.

I turned.

“If you keep watching the door like that, I think something’s wrong.”

I apologized and put my hand on the chair instead of reaching automatically for hers.