"B-Bella?" I stammer.
Annie looked up from her diary. "I have questions that only she can answer."
I nodded my head absently. I could understand her reasoning.
"And I also want to meet my birth mother," Annie added. "But if it's too painful for you—"
I shook my head. "We can see Bella," I said. There were things that I needed to say to her as well. "But not yet."
"Why not?" asked Annie. She wasn't angry, just curious.
"There are some things I need to work through before seeing Bella," I said.
"Like what?"
I sighed. "I think it's time to talk to my family."