I smiled on the day my husband finalized our divorce and married the woman he had been seeing behind my back while I was eight months pregnant.

looked up at her.

“No. I’m trying to meet my sons.”

The honesty in his voice softened her slightly despite herself.

The boys tore into the bags with excitement.

Within seconds, they were sitting on the porch floor, turning bright pages.

Nathan watched them like he was witnessing something sacred.

Emily noticed the faint tremor in his hands.

“They love books,continue reading …