“And made me promise something.”
“What?”
The word escaped my mouth even though he couldn’t hear me.
“She told me not to force another truth onto Nolan while he was grieving.”
Sophie started crying.
Arthur’s voice cracked.
“She said, ‘Let him raise his daughter first.’”
SOPHIE HAD FOUND A SECOND NOTE
Arthur continued.
“Years later, Sophie was supposed to choose when Nolan was ready.”
I looked at my daughter.
She wiped her face.
Arthur said:
“She found the note her mother left specifically for her.”
Later, Sophie explained where.
Inside an attic box.
Under a baby blanket.
Beside her hospital bracelet.
On the back of the note, her mother had written:
When you are grown, ask him to stand with you. Bring him home.
My knees felt weak.
Then Arthur began reading the letter.
“MY DEAREST HUSBAND…”
The first words nearly broke me.
“My dearest husband.”
It was Arthur’s voice.
