I CARRIED A BABY FOR MY SISTER AND HER HUSBAND — THE MOMENT THEY SAW HER, THEY BACKED AWAY AND SAID, “THIS ISN’T THE CHILD WE WERE PROMISED.”

“She rejected a baby in front of you,” Delphine said, when I called to update her. “In front of the baby. I don’t care how shocked she was. That’s not something you just get to apologize your way out of in one coffee date.”

“I’m not looking to fix it in one coffee date,” I said. “I’m looking to start.”