His smile goes wide. “Grandma Mae.” The room goes silent. We’ve been teaching Max about our mom for a couple of years now, so it’s not shocking to hear him say her name, but today, on the day she passed, on the day he was born, on the day I get to marry the love of my life, it feels important to say her name out loud. “Yeah,” I exhale. “She would’ve loved to be here.” Kai puts a hand on my shoulder. “She is here.”
