"YOU DID WHAT?!" Joel yelled at me as he paced back and forth in his hotel room. I said nothing, as I looked at the floor, feeling like a child being scolded. "ALESSANDRA, WE DISCUSSED HOW THIS WAS GOING TO GO!"
"You didn't see her." I spoke softly. I could have yelled, but a screaming match between two hot heads wasn't going to solve anything. He paused, and looked my way. "You didn't see the emptiness in her eyes, and you didn't see the hope it gave her to know that she has a family, and that we care." I walked up to him and grabbed his hands, he looked away from me, but held my hands back. "I'm sorry. I know I didn't think it through, but I couldn't leave without letting her know she has a home if she wants it. You would have done the same if you were face to face with her, seeing our
