Kelly

I had just finished picking up Harper from school, and we were driving home. Harper, as usual, was full of questions. Today though, she kept circling back to Aiden. She hadn’t forgotten what happened at the school event when Aiden confronted me.  

“Mom,” she said, “Aiden, he called you mom.”  

I glanced at her quickly, my hands trembling slightly. I had hoped she wouldn’t bring it up again. But then again, I knew this day would come. Harper was never one to let things slide, especially when it came to unanswered questions.  

“Harper, sweetheart,” I replied, keeping my voice neutral. “We will talk about this later, okay?”  

Harper nodded,...