Ten Years of Waiting For Her
Language: en
I contacted the man I'd avoided for a decade, my hand resting on my now flat stomach, a cold smile on my lips. It began at a welcome home party my husband threw for his childhood sweetheart, Valerie. During a drinking game, she lost and asked me to take her punishment, claiming it was her time of the month. I refused, explaining I was pregnant. Valerie just scoffed, saying I should admit I didn’t want to help instead of suddenly "getting pregnant" as an excuse. The room burst into laughter, and my husband’s face darkened. The next second, someone kicked me into the deep end of the pool.…