cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

Emma smiled when she saw them.

Not a big smile. Not the kind she had before. But real.

I held onto it like a coin found in winter.

My phone buzzed through dinner. Message after message from relatives. I did not read them. I turned the phone off and placed it in my purse.

Derek watched me. “Your family will never forgive you.”

“I know.”

“Are you okay with continue reading …