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“Absolutely. It’s why we’re doing all of this. So you can request more time.”
What if a judge thought she should stay in her mother’s home because of the baby? That wasn’t something I’d considered before. What if I’d missed my window of time to request it?
“Let’s enjoy this extra time we get with her.”
Wren returned with a small snack cup of crackers. “What’s this?”
“Oh, that’s my new office. Want to see?”
Wren followed Everly into her space. Her eyes wide, she took it in. “Who did this?”
“I built it.”
“Can you do something like this in my room? Just one wall?” Wren asked hopefully.
“I don’t see why not.”
“That would be amazing. Maybe we could all help this time. I’d love to see how you did it,” Everly said.
Everly led Wren around the room, showing her the shelves and the rolling ladder. At her request, I helped Wren stand on it, and I pulled her around the room. “No riding on this when we’re not around, okay? It’s not a toy.”
“Okay,” Wren said, jumping down.
Everly showed her the portfolios she kept behind the desk. It made it so easy for her to have access to her designs when she was on the phone or with a client. Although I don’t think she’d met with anyone here yet.
“What’s that?” Wren asked when Everly’s hand stopped moving. “Do you have a new ring?”
Everly looked at me quizzically. We hadn’t discussed how to tell her, although Wren knew it was happening.
“Remember? I told you I was going to ask her to marry me.”
“You said yes?” Wren turned to Everly.
Everly smiled. “I did.”
Wren squealed. “You’re going to be my other mother.”
“Stepmom?” I asked, thinking she was confused.
“Stepmom doesn’t sound that nice, and I’ve always thought of you as my other mother.”
Everly’s eyes welled up with tears. “Well, that’s sweet. Thank you.”
“I love you,” Wren said as she hugged her.
“We’re a family now. A family of three,” I said, hugging Everly and Wren.
Everly swiped a tear from her cheek. “I’m so happy you’re here. Ready to play some basketball?”
“Yes.” Then Wren took off for her basketball in the foyer.
“Are you okay?” I asked Everly, who seemed overcome with emotion.
“Yeah, I just—wasn’t expecting her to be here today or to tell her about the engagement. I wasn’t sure how she’d feel.”
“We spoke about it ahead of time,” I said, confused about where this anxiety was coming from.
“I know. I just needed to see that she’d be okay.”
