“Yes,” I said.

“I know how she is.

What I didn’t know was that you could have corrected her, at least by telling her to stop blaming me, and chose not to.”

He looked tired rather than repentant.

“The results didn’t prove anything.”

“I’m aware.

That isn’t the point.”

I thought of the mornings I’d gone to appointments alone and the hours I’d spent wondering whether I was failing him.