Chapter 6: Getting to Know My Mother
In the quiet moments between legal battles, Eleanor and I talked.
She told me about my father — how brave he had been, how much he had loved me even as a baby.
She told me about the years she had spent searching, the false leads, the heartbreak.
I told her about my life — the foster homes, the loneliness, the way I had married Julian because I thought no one else would ever want me.
She cried when I told her how alone I had felt.
“I should have found you sooner,” she whispered.
I shook my head.
“You found me when I needed you most.”
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She placed her hand on my belly again.
“And now we’ll make sure this little one never feels alone.”
