Chapter Twenty-Five
Later, when the dust settled, I finally got answers to the questions that had been burning in my skull.
Okay, I was curious but truth be told, no brain matter was hurt in the process.
And, in full disclosure, I never received all of the answers I sought.
Big. Surprise.
While Leah was tended to in the hospital—opting out of various psychological tests that came highly recommended for reasons she still wasn’t clear about, I joined Ramirez for coffee at a Dutch Bros. that was near the hospital and we huddled in the tiny seating area among the hipsters, newlyweds and exhausted new parents toting their strollers and people-watched.
We’d begun our third round of coffee-infused beverages, despite my declaration that I was cutting back to one a day. To be fair, I had stoo
