I stood by the coffee machine, about to prepare a cup of freshly brewed coffee for myself. It had been another long day, and all I wanted was something warm to help me push through the remaining hours.
My mind was numb with deadlines and lingering thoughts about Cole. I stood there, until I heard two female voices chatting near the counter.
"Imagine being married for six years with no kids," one of them began, her tone filled with disbelief. "My friend loved her husband so much. He told her he didn't want children because he loved her too much to share her with anyone else. Can you imagine that?"
I blinked, my fingers tightening around the mug handle.
"And she actually believed him," the woman continued. "Even when her family warned her about her decision, she still chose him. Blindly, stupidly."
"So what happened?" the second voice asked, a little more curious.
"Well… he got into a car crash. She rushed to the hospital to see him, only to meet another woman there—who claimed to be h
