Chapter 107

- LILY -

It's obvious that my mom doesn't understand why the Frazer Center is so important to me and Dad, but she puts on a pleasant face as I show her through the facility.

"I'm glad you've found a job that makes you happy," she says. "But trust me - when the baby gets here, you're going to have to make some choices. You aren't going to be able to do as much as you're used to."

I know that on some level she's right - that we can't anticipate how much work Bubble is going to be until he gets here - but I don't admit that to her. She might have felt like she had to choose between raising a child and having a life of her own, but I refuse to think that's my only option.

I get her settled into my office as soon as I can. She glances around.

"What a cute little space you have here," she says. "Lots going on."

I've never been the sort of girl who kept a super clean, minimalist office. I've always been the girl with a hundred things tacked up on the walls, sticky notes everywhere, and