she explain when she literally had no words? Losing a beloved spouse was like losing an arm. Regina should understand that. You could carry on, but everything was simply harder than it used to be. Then, just when you thought you had adjusted to your new reality, you’d lose a leg. Lorraine would turn to tell Joe something the girls had done, and the bed would be empty. Moving on hadn’t meant forgetting Joe—it had meant carving out a special place in her heart so he could be a part of everything in secret.
