When the were both seated and comfortable, with plates of mouthwatering cookies and tea Katherine finally spoke. "Mama Esmeralda said you knew my mother best?" She asked.
The woman smiled softly, nodding as she did. "I did, I held you first when you came into the world Katherine. You're mother would be proud of the woman you've become." She said.
Katherine looked at Devon then back at the lady. "What do you mean? Mama Esmeralda said my mother came to the orphanage with me."
"She did didn't she? She came to that orphanage because I told her to."
Katherine shook her head, "I don't understand. Did you know my mother before the orphanage?"
She nodded slowly.
"Why does Mama Esmeralda not know? Were you also a..." she trailed off.
"A whore?" She finished "I wasn't" she shook her head. "But that was a time of my life I wasn't proud of." She replied.
