It was the first limit either of us placed on the morning.

We were both women who cared about him.

Neither of us needed to become the interpreter who made his next decision easier.

I told her that leaving the babies at the door, even briefly and within sight, had frightened me badly.

If she came again, she should knock and remain with them until I answered.

If I was not home, she needed another plan.

“I know,” she said.