Mason seemed to ignore her change in expression and didn't call out her poor acting. He pulled up a chair and sat down.

It took Irene a while to recover from her shock.

She didn't ask anything, just spoke with a choked, grieving voice, "Mason, we lost our baby..."

Mason merely responded with a "Mm-hmm."

Irene added, "The doctor said I can't have children anymore."

Mason again just made a sound of acknowledgment.

Irene never really understood Mason's ...