Fiona
“Me? Really?” Nina’s eyes went round with true surprise. She pointed to her face, as if providing a helpful visual aid, when she repeated once more: “Me?”
“Yes, Nina.” I shook my head at her silliness. “Of course.”She looked back and forth between the three of us. Me, Alex, and the baby. “You guys would really trust me to do that? To raise Alexis for you?” Her jaw worked up and down a bit more, soundlessly. As if she’d run out of words.
I almost laughed. I had not been expecting this much surprise when I asked my best friend if she would be willing to be my daughter’s godparent.
“Yes,” Alex answered firmly. He met and held her eyes, and I saw Nina’s shoulders lower. Perhaps she needed to hear this from him, I realized, to really believe it. “There’s no one else we trust more, Nin
