Verity shook her head, chuckling. "She's two, Cale. She sort of gets it, but no, I've not talked to her. Besides, you've met her once before at the shop. So really, this is just- seeing her for the first time since you found out. That's all."
She hesitated a moment and then reached out, covering one of his hands with hers. "I really am sorry that I kept this from you. And, well- everyone, really. But I had to decide this and do it now, because I don't want her to grow up thinking that I was ashamed of her."