Shit. [ Her expression is immediately apologetic. She'd had no idea but it still feels like she'd stuck her foot in her mouth. ]

There's this saying where I'm from: "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." [ It was so often misquoted but the moment Sharon had learned the original, it stuck with her, largely in part due to the fact that she's an adoptee. ] It's the family we choose that matters.