“To meet me.”
“And what did you do about it?”
Ben stared at the porch.
“I didn’t answer.”
“What did she want?”
Diane cut in.
“It would’ve complicated everything, Liza. You know that. And you were both losing hope in conceiving. You needed to focus on that.”
“Everything for whom? If I knew there was another child involved, Diane, everything would have changed.”
She went silent.
I looked at Ben.
“Did Claire know you were trying to become a father again?”
“It would’ve complicated everything, Liza.”
His face changed.
That was enough.
“You let me grieve month after month while your daughter was asking you to meet her.”
“Liza, please.”
“No. Why did seeing Evie make you throw us out?”
Ben swallowed.
His face changed.
“Because when I saw her, I realized I’d done this before. I knew if I looked at you, I’d have to tell you everything.”
