I Heard My Uncle in the Hall Before I Saw What He’d Brought

or night.

If nobody else comes, I will.

I kept that card until the edges went soft.

2:17 A.M.

Olivia came back with a second nurse to check my vitals.

Thomas stood and moved out of their way without being asked. Military habits. Everything in his body looked ordered, even at two in the morning.

Caleb woke up then, making those tiny goat sounds newborns make continue reading …