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She bit her lip, watchingto do the best you can"

Apparently h Not really I looked down, avoided her eyes, hoped she’d drop the subject ofti better to do, she turned and scooped upthem into my top drahere there was not much room for them I rubbed my forehead

"So, you won’t even consider it, then?" she finally asked

"Why do you think it’s such a good idea?" I folded my arms over my chest Best way to avoid a difficult question was to ask another question But I also knew that she was no stranger to this tactic

She looked at h narrowed eyes "Because you can’t do this alone I know you I know you want to do everything by yourself God knohat a frustrating experience it has been to be your mother and to have to deal with that stubbornness You used to insist on tying your own shoes even when you didn’t kno Then you’d trip until you skinned your knees bloody before you’d let anyone help you tie the when you are six It’s quite another thing to face the medical treatments you have ahead of you with no help at all"

"But I have Heath…" And even as I said it, I knew that she was right--it wasn’t fair Moht it pretty quickly

"You’ve already put a hefty burden on his shoulders, Mia Soive hiive him a chance to be able to spend some time with his new boyfriend and not play nurseood points I’ll, um, I’ll think about it, okay?"

Her eyes narrowed "I can’t leave until I know you are going to be taken care of properly, since I won’t be able to do it myself You can call me at Peter’s when you’ve oes into labor--"

Mo and that’s when I knew that shebirth in the wild for thousands of years"

My jaw dropped "Moot that stubbornness from somewhere, kid Don’t even try it"

I putmy eyes--tears that would never slip down my cheeks I blinked fiercely… I wouldn’t allow it