Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

he was going to Florida next week for a meeting,” Toby said, his voice flat, without the old hesitation that used to come when he spoke of his father. “He said he might visit after Christmas.”

“We will be here,” I said.

“Adults make choices based on what they think matters most,” Toby said, repeating the words I had given him when we first packed our continue reading …