The first visit is awkward.
I'm taken aback as I walk in. "Your hair."
She brushes her hand over her close-cropped, bleach-blonde head. "Alice brought someone in to fix me up."
"It looks great." She's fucking beautiful.
And I'm grateful to be in her presence.
Masie sleeps the entire visit.
Bella stares a lot, but she declines when I offer to wake our daughter.
We don't stay long, careful not to push.
The second visit is better.
She looks on while I hold an alert Masie.
The baby smiles are irresistible.
So are the Bella smiles.
Those are the best.
