The Note in the Baby’s Bag Named the Man Who Came Knocking

place where Claire had taken her final steps. He had marked it with a stone beneath the pine and visited each year with Rachel. Noah would go there when he was old enough to understand why.

For now, he reached toward Sadie with one mittened hand.

The dog pressed her nose against it.

Grant tightened the blanket around his son, and Mara took his free hand.continue reading …