Martha paces for a few moments more - fighting unwanted images out of her head - then sits back down beside her husband. "I just..." She shakes her head, covering her face with her hands. "I don't understand."
When she looks up again, her gaze going from one to the other, she sighs. "I'm sorry. This isn't the reaction you were hoping for, is it? And it isn't the reaction you deserve. I'm so embarrassed," she explains. "But you have to understand...having a baby at my age is difficult enough. Having a baby while simultaneously becoming a grandmother...is much more difficult."
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Date: 2008-11-20 02:07 pm (UTC)When she looks up again, her gaze going from one to the other, she sighs. "I'm sorry. This isn't the reaction you were hoping for, is it? And it isn't the reaction you deserve. I'm so embarrassed," she explains. "But you have to understand...having a baby at my age is difficult enough. Having a baby while simultaneously becoming a grandmother...is much more difficult."