“…Expecting? … Expecting a child? So soon?”
"Yeah, a daughter. Her name’s gonna be Hira." She pauses. "I’m only about three weeks along right now … What do you mean by ‘so soon’?”
“That is a beautiful name, Liselle,” Tevos replies, smiling gently. “I mean to say that I have only recently gotten to know you and that you were still a child, but that now you are a full-grown woman. …Hard to believe, is all….”
Tevos is entertaining somewhat of a grim smile, only due to her ineptness in comfortable, casual interaction. “We have...
Liselle’s eyes are bright, and she looks happier than she has in a little while. She knows Tevos is trying to be a good...