It changes things though, my mother said then. Children do. Afterward, all that stuff is different. Dating, you mean? And love? I mean, you can’t even imagine it. Sometimes it feels like my capacity for love is spent, all used up on you and Henry. See, the thing is, it seems so romantic at the time—like the most romantic thing you could do—have a baby with someone. To give that to them. But once you do, it kind of eclipses everything. You think you’re ready for it, but you’re not. That kind of love? It’s terrifying.
