“I hope you’re pregnant. I hope my child is growing inside you. I hope you come home with me and never leave. I’m not afraid of Brielle’s feelings. I trust her heart can heal, and her brain can understand. The way I am coming to realize I was wrong about judging her, she can and will do the same for us. And where you’re concerned, about you—I’m not afraid of your youth. I’m not afraid of anything.”
