Teresa

I offered Kaela my hand. “You won’t have to face all of that alone.”

She looked at my hand for a moment, then looked away. “You know, Mom, you don’t have to go through all of that trouble because I’m with you. By staying away, I save you from all of that.”

“And then you don’t get to celebrate the best day of your parents’ lives?” I added. “No way in hell. No one would stop you from doing what you want, or being where you have to be. Not under my ...