“Why’d you think that?”
Tears filled her eyes. “Because that night we argued. You said women in our family finish school first, and we don’t throw our futures away.”
I remembered every word.
“Lily…”
“I was pregnant,” she said quietly. “I found out a few days before that argument.”
The realization hit me like a wave.
“Why’d you think that?”
“You left because you were scared?”
She nodded. “I thought you’d be disappointed and kick me out.”
“Oh, honey,” I whispered. “I would never.”
She wiped her eyes. “I didn’t want to ruin your plans for me.”
I took her hands in mine.
“Lily, you are my plan. Come home,” I said again. “Both of you.”
“I would never.”
She glanced at Noah.
Her face finally softened. “Okay.”
Ethan smiled for the first time that day. “Good. Let’s get out of here.”
