My Wife Was Seven Months Pregnant When She Stopped Leaving Bed—Then I Lifted the Blue Blanket and Realized My Mother Already Knew What Was Underneath

Not:

I’m safe.

Not:

I need to take care of you.

Just:

Okay.

PART 4 — THE PART I HAD TO OWN

The criminal case belonged to prosecutors.

Clara’s recovery belonged to Clara.

And my relationship with my mother?