He Saw His Ex Wife At The Hospital Until Everything Changed

this morning. She apologized, first and instinctively, for being visible in her difficulty.

Something in me broke completely at that. Not the kind of breaking that ruins things. The kind that lets air in.

“How long have you been here?” I asked.

She looked down. “Since morning.”

“Which morning?”

No answer.

“Emily.”

She tried gently to withdraw her hand, but continue reading …