“I wish we’d fixed it sooner.

But I wouldn’t tell you to trust someone before you’re ready.”

“Thank you,” Hannah said.

At home, Sophie wanted to know whether her grandfather could visit someday.

Hannah explained that perhaps he could, after the adults had talked more and made a plan.

“You don’t have to say yes because he’s family,” Sophie said, repeating a phrase she had heard her mother use before.

Hannah smiled.