Chapter 15 - OUR DAUGHTER IS BORN
I went into labor eleven days after the assault.
Not dramatically because of stress.
Eleven ordinary days later.
Our daughter was born healthy.
Seven pounds.
Four ounces.
Dark hair.
Angry lungs.
I named her Grace.
Adrian was not in the delivery room.
My choice supported by the protective order and hospital safety plan.
He received notice through counsel after delivery.
He requested photographs.
I allowed one.
Not because he deserved access to me.
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Because fatherhood and marriage were about to become separate questions.
Grace did not need me using infancy as punishment.
