“EIGHT MONTHS AFTER OUR DIVORCE, HE INVITED ME TO HIS WEDDING—BUT

When she saw Lily, her face broke.

“Oh, Mia,” she whispered.

I let her take the car seat while I moved carefully, my body still tender, every step reminding me I had torn myself open to bring my child into the world.

Nora glanced at me. “You don’t have to go.”

“Yes,” I said.

“Mia.”

“I’m going.”