“Hadlee, if you love him, come home and talk to him.”
“I’m scared Dad.” She whispered sadly.
“Why?”
“Without being on stage, I have nothing to offer the world. You brought everyone except me into a meeting to talk about me. I’m angry Dad. You left me out of a discussion about me!”
“Can I explain?” he asked softly.
“Please do.”
“Do you know how volatile a first trimester pregnancy is?”
“Yes.”
“You know your mom, in all four pregnancies since you, has endured bleeding, cramping, sometimes on bedrest, others with simply warnings to be cautious. Being under stress is bad for the baby and for a mother in the first trimester it is dangerous. I didn’t want you stressed out. Stress is not good.”
“I know this, Dad.”
“You pass out all the time. Hadlee, you’ve fainted more in the last eight
