Chapter 20: Miscarriage
POV: Rory Court day. I almost don’t go. But something makes me get dressed. Show up. Maybe I need closure. […]
On their second anniversary, he got a call from the hospital. His first wife—the one who died four years ago—just woke up. Now there are two Mrs. Ashfords, and only one marriage can be real.
POV: Rory Court day. I almost don’t go. But something makes me get dressed. Show up. Maybe I need closure. […]
POV: Rory I’m late. Two weeks late. I don’t think anything of it at first. Stress can mess with cycles.
POV: Celeste I hear everything from the guest room. Dominic’s voicemails to Rory. His desperate pleas. His admission: “I choose
POV: Dominic She’s gone. Rory’s actually gone. I stand in the half-empty house and realize: I lost her. Not might
POV: Rory Two days after the kiss, I hire movers. I’m getting my things out of that house. Every piece
POV: Rory I go to the house to pack the rest of my things. It’s evening. Dominic’s car is in
POV: Rory A week before the court date, I find something. I’m at the house picking up clothes when I
POV: Rory I meet Dominic at his architecture firm at noon. His office is on the fifteenth floor with views
POV: Rory I’m at work when Theo walks into my classroom. Theo Parker. My ex-boyfriend from college. The one I
POV: Rory Dominic’s mother calls me three days after court. I almost don’t answer. Valerie Ashford never liked me. She