What was best for her family was being able to protect her family. A baby would hinder that. She was glad Kori was being sensible about it, maintaining calm and supportive. That made it easier for Leah to keep herself composed.
“You had to get yourself out of there. How could I blame you for that? Mom and Dad, they… They wouldn’t have wanted you to stay behind with them. They’d have wanted you to get somewhere safe.” Much as Leah still wanted someone to blame for that (and she did — the government), putting the blame on Kori wasn’t in the cards anymore. “I wish you believed that I don’t blame you for what happened that day.”
She listened to Kori’s reasoning, and although it wasn’t intentional, Leah already felt like the villain. That was how it was supposed to go, though, wasn’t it? She’d always had a knack for making people hate her. That talent had just never really included her family. The more time Leah was given to think about her options, the more she doubted her conviction. Kori was the only one who knew for certain about the pregnancy. It wouldn’t be that much of a stretch to pretend this all never happened.
But she couldn’t and wouldn’t force Kori to keep a secret like that.
There were a lot of things to consider with this. Leah heaved a sigh and nodded. “Yeah. I’ll give it some thought. It’s not something I want to just jump right into.” It wasn’t even wholly her decision, anyway. Evan… How would he feel about all this?
“I hope you and Mike never find yourselves in this situation,” she said. “But if you ever do, I hope you know that’ll I’ll be there for you, too.”