Leaning into her sister gratefully, Sage tried to suck up the last of the tears. She hadn't meant to burden Tess with this, hadn't meant to ever burden Tess at all, and her sister had taken it all in stride so far. She was right though, it was hard. Harder than Sage would have ever cared to admit, but this little life she was growing deserved better than Sage could provide and she knew that. It just felt wrong somehow, even if she knew it was the right course of action. Tess obviously thought giving the baby up was the right choice too and the last thing Sage wanted was to make anyone else's lives more difficult by being selfish.

"I know, I know." It was a huge decision, everything was so muddied in the waters that all she could do was stick to the original plan. If she tried to stir things up and change what was happening, it would only make things worse. There was just too much at stake and it wasn't just her reputation on the line. If something got out and it affected the print shop or her own work, everything would unravel and she couldn't have that. Eventually she would come to terms with it, but just thought of it now might be her undoing.