Fourteen
Jamison
“Sedona.” I lean forward, teetering on the edge of the couch, not sure whether I should comfort her or not.
She waves me off.
“I’m sorry. Don’t answer if you don’t want to. It doesn’t matter, right? I mean, we’re here, she’s deaf, we move forward. I didn’t mean to make you upset.”
“It came up during her newborn hearing test, but I didn’t receive confirmation until months later.” She picks up her head and wipes the tears. “I don’t really want to talk about what it was like right after she was born.”
“Okay, then don’t.”
I turn back toward the television. I know Sedona—she’ll tell me when she’s ready. I’m not sure what could possibly have her so upset. She’s done amazing with Palmer. But she’s yet to trust me, so we’ll give it some more time.
As I’m concentrating on a
