Dana had a stack of documents, a legal pad full of notes, and the tired eyes of someone who had spent weeks telling her client the same thing in different ways.
“You still have time,” Dana whispered.
Claire looked at the papers.
“I know.”
“You do not have to surrender your claim to everything just to get free.”
Claire’s baby shifted, a slow roll beneath her palm.
That movement settled her more than any speech could have.
“I’m not doing it for him,” Claire said quietly. “I’m doing it so my child can grow up somewhere peaceful.”
Dana did not argue again.
Sometimes a lawyer knows when the law is not the only thing being negotiated.
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