""He was trying to get here. The warehouse situation was impossible.""
I watched her arrange the cups so their printed logos all faced outward. ""Then tell them he was trying.""
""I think it's kinder to say he made it in time. Nobody needs every detail of a difficult morning.""
Molly said, ""Lauren just gave birth to three babies.""
Diane ignored her. ""A picture of the two of you together this afternoon would settle it. Evan can come straight here when he's free.""
""I won't tell people he held my hand when he didn't,"" I said.
""I'm asking you to help your husband. His promotion is being announced Wednesday.""
There it was. Diane's first question about her grandchildren still hadn't come.
""You can see the babies when the nurse says it's all right,"" I told her. ""But you can't ask me to invent a memory.""
Her face hardened. She picked up her bag. ""Then I'll give you some time to think.""
My husband missed the birth of our triplets because he was at a hotel with another woman.
