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Saxon
I lie on top of the bedsheets, unable to return to sleep. Since we found Kerina, I have been sleeping in the spare room. It is smaller than mine and will become the baby’s room once it arrives. I try to give Constance and Manny privacy, but living in a small house can be difficult at times.
The thought of my brother becoming a father makes me wary. Not because I think Manny will be a bad father. I know firsthand how fiercely protective he can be. The wariness comes from the fact our parents won’t see their grandchild. Their absence is often felt, but when the baby arrives it will be amplified. Especially because Constance has no contact with her own parents. They disapproved of Manny and didn’t hold back in sharing such views. They judged him before they knew him. They tried de
