Lily was sitting next to Daniel, stiff and pale.
“She’s already in it.”
Paul looked at me.
“I was going to tell you.”
“For three months?”
He shuddered.
“Daniel and I were trying to fix things.”
“And I wasn’t allowed to know?”
“I was going to tell you.”
“It wasn’t like that.”
“Then tell me how it was.”
Paul’s eyes filled with tears.
“I saw Lily before you.”
No one moved.
She looked down.
“I saw Lily before you.”
Daniel sent me a picture. I almost vomited. “His voice broke. She looked a lot like Maggie.
I felt my anger fight my pain.
Paul continued.
“I couldn’t breathe. I thought if you saw it, I would tear you apart.”
“But I did see her, and you saw me think I was losing my mind.”
“Daniel sent me a picture. I almost vomit.”
“I thought you’d get over the resemblance. I was trying to protect you.”
