There Is Always Room in My Home for Both of You

“I need to explain,” she said softly. “The school closed in spring. We lost our lodging soon after. Mama fell ill in July. I couldn’t leave her behind. We had nowhere else.”

Harrison listened without interrupting.

“If this is too much,” she continued, “I’ll understand.”

He rose slowly.

“When I placed that advertisement, Miss Sullivan, I wasn’t only looking for a wife. I was looking for family. And family isn’t chosen in halves.”