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Erin
Marie looked up at me, her big blue eyes soft and compassionate as they searched mine. “Tess? Is she right? Could she be your daughter?”
I nodded numbly. “Yes.”
“Oh honey.” Marie put her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. “I had no idea.”
“I don’t usually talk about it.” I sat stiffly in her embrace, appreciative of the comfort she was offering, but unaccustomed to receiving it. I wasn’t a big hugger, and Marie and I were only casual friends. Or we had been up until now. Before I’d shared my deepest, darkest secret with her.
She leaned back and studied my face. “How do you feel?”
“I don’t know. I think I’m in shock.”
“That’s understandable. Were you looking for her?”
I shook my head. “I signed up for the genetic health screening.”
“But with these testing services, you have to opt in to allow your DNA profile to be searchable by other users. You must have opted in.”
I had. It was one of dozens of questions I’d had to answer when I registered my DNA test kit. And I’d clicked yes without hesitation.
“That sounds like you were hoping she’d find you,” Marie said gently.
I supposed I was.
And now she had.
The baby I’d given up for adoption thirty years ago wanted to talk to me.
