After delivering a baby for a lonely mother, the doctor looked at the newborn’s face and dropped his instruments in shock. He stared into the baby’s distinct amber eyes and whispered, “where is the woman who brought you here?” The mother pointed to her bag, revealing an old photograph that solved a twenty-year-old mystery…

against the doorframe.

Robert traced the glass with his thumb. “She would have adored you, too, Joanna.”

I crossed my arms, feeling a flush of humility. “I highly doubt that. I’m abrasive. I’m not exactly easy to deal with.”

Robert let out a warm chuckle. “Margaret never trusted anything that came easy.”

A comfortable, companionable silence settled over continue reading …