I'd brought Sarah back to my house instead of taking her back to Cross Acres. This was something we needed to discuss privately, and I didn't want to risk anyone else weighing in or overhearing. This was one of those things we may take to our graves, and I didn't want to put Sarah in a position to have to defend her decision. I thanked God we hadn't gone to the doctor in Mason Belle where we'd have to face anyone we knew.
She'd collapsed onto the couch once we'd walked in the door but hadn't spoken since, and I hadn't pushed her. "I can't do it."
We'd been home for over an hour, and I think all either of us had thought about since we'd walked in the door was the decision in front of us and what the doctor had said.
Her bright-blue eyes were rimmed red and puffy from crying, and I wan
