Ethan
Paisley looks confused by my announcement, but Nina sits up at attention. “What did the doctor say?”
“He said I’m finally a viable candidate for a spinal surgery that might restore my mobility.” I explain, not wanting to beat around the bush, “and save my life.”
“Ethan that’s wonderful!” Nina beams, looking as though she wants to hug me. Unfortunately for her I still have Paisley in my arms, so she doesn’t move from the couch.
I look to the sweet bundle in my arms. Her brow is furrowed in thought, and I can see the gears turning in her young mind. “Like one of my surgries, Daddy?” She asks eventually. “When they don’ know if it’ll actually work or not?”
Goddess how I hate that she knows to ask these questions, that her own experiences have made her more attune to the flipside o
