— Yes.
— And if the hospital starts taking all of our family’s time again, you won’t decide on your own how we deal with it.
He looked me in the eyes.
— I’ll talk to you first.
— Exactly.
Then he said:
— The start date can still be postponed.
I froze.
— You can delay it?
— I can ask.
— Then ask, Ben. Please.
For the first time since Oregon entered our family’s life, Ben didn’t present me with a finished plan.
He left room for me in it.
When we returned home, I heard Ben calling Oregon from the kitchen and admitting that he had taken on commitments too quickly.
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— I need to postpone the start date — he said. — Our daughter needs to finish the school year, and my wife has a business she can’t simply abandon six weeks from now.
I looked toward the doorway.
