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.

” she admitted quietly.

“I remember.”

The sentence startled her.

Nathan looked toward the sea.

“You used to read every night before bed.”

Emily quickly looked away.

Dangerous ground.

Nostalgia could tear down boundaries too quickly.

Nathan stayed quiet for a while, simply watching the twins.

Then at last:

“They call each other E and Eli.”

Emily blinked.

“How did continue reading …