deniable. I leaned agains

ne. He' d ma

al ruin after her divorce, solidified. Stability. Independence. Cle

s trembled, but my voice was

s time. And

here? Sarah,

" I managed to keep the bitterness mostly out of my voice

belief and anger. "That bastard! I' m on my wa

y collapsing marriage and surging labor. Jessica came soon after

with Maria' s steady guidance and Jessica h

rfect, and scream

, washed over me, momentarily eclipsi

d her on my chest. Her tiny

ed Ethan?" Mar

peaceful face. "No. A

ion grim. "Good. Let him fi

ot yet. They would be frantic, not for me, but for Ethan,

an had killed her when

r. That was all

rate savings, the clear pre-nup about pre-marital assets, my meticulous tracking

wouldn't even cross my mind to call. He was remarried to a young

y battle.

her sleep, nes

the world, a promise of a future I