 She had to accept me because of the way I talk to her, the way I care about her, the way I call her, the way I wake her from sleep. I would check on her. How are you doing? How's your health now? Months passed, and Mark and Lottie kept talking, developing a love ethic where they both showed up for each other. At one point, she asked me, she said, did you eat breakfast this morning? Did you eat breakfast this morning? I said, what is breakfast?