Return to Willow Lake. Сьюзен Виггс

won’t be here when the baby comes. Mom—”

      “Stop right there. You don’t need to be here for the birth. The baby won’t know the difference.”

      “But you will. Mom, I could ask—”

      “No,” Nina interrupted again. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime. You’ve been working toward this since the day you left home. No way are you going to pass it up.”

      Sonnet felt her eyes misting up. “You’re the best, you know that?”