By the time the twins turned one year old, Emma's life had transformed in ways she hadn't expected.
The Katherine Cross Resource Center was expanding. She'd opened a second location. Donations were pouring in. Women were being helped.
Her paintings were being shown in galleries across the country. Museums were calling. Collectors were bidding on her work.
And her marriage to Damien was actually working.
Not perfectly. They still argued. They still had moments where old patterns tried to resurface. But they caught themselves now. They talked about it. They moved forward.
One morning, Damien woke her up with coffee and a serious expression.
"I need to tell you something," he said.
Emma's immediate instinct was fear. Fear that he was leaving. Fear that something was wrong.
"I've been
