At 2 A.M., a Hidden

driveway and said, “You okay?”

I started to give the automatic answer.

Then stopped.

“No,” I said.

Marcus nodded.

“Good. Means you’re paying attention.”

I learned that guilt could become useful if I did not make it Ava’s burden.

So I went to therapy too.

At first, I hated it.

I hated the soft office, the tissue box, the calm questions. I hated talking about continue reading …