Meadowlark Prairie the lady of the house

She let out a breath and admitted, "I don't know what you and Niamh fought about. I don't think I want to know. It doesn't matter now." But that wasn't what she wanted to say. Towhee inhaled, steeling herself as she explained, "While it was happening, I was miscarrying. I lost two. There are definitely others..." Her belly made it obvious, as did the nearly constant movement. "I named them. Blackbird and Butterfly. They're buried just outside our cave."

And exhale. Her orange eyes tracked up his face, wondering how he might react. And while she was there, she marveled that they were standing here—well, walking slowly—together again, after everything.