QUOTE : if you’d like.” True, her discussion with the orphanage director hadn’t been fruitful—not directly so—but it had given her practice. “I need to fix this.” He sounded dutiful as he angled to face her. “They’ve had him only a few months. If they’ll just agree to speak with Geraldine, I’m sure they’ll understand. She’s a caring, decent person. And she’s Calvin’s real mother. How in good conscience could they say no?” “They couldn’t,” Lily agreed.