Summary

Chapter Fourteen, “Orion Oh” - In first-person, present-tense narration, Orion describes the morning after Ariane’s arrival – her sleeping in, their slowly easing into comfortable conversation with each other after being apart for two years, his thoughtful watchfulness about what he says to her in terms of weight, the family situation, and the baby. He considers the possibilities for caring for her and her child, thinking of himself as a grandfather and how the baby will not have a father the same way he did – and how Ariane seems to think that his life as a child of a single mother was easier than it actually was. He comforts her when she gets teary about some of her childhood memories, assures her that Annie will be fine with the news of the pregnancy, and also assures her that...