one family.”
I waited.
“And?”
“Amelia asked where you were supposed to go.”
I stared at her.
“What?”
“She looked at Lina and said, ‘If this means we’re one family now, where does Mom go?’”
My hand flew over my mouth.
Nora kept talking.
“Ryan knelt beside her and told her you weren’t going anywhere. He said you would always be her mother.”
“And then?”
“Amelia asked why you weren’t included in the family ceremony.”
I didn’t have an answer for that.
Apparently Ryan didn’t either.
Nora almost laughed.
“Then
