NINE

JULIE

“Alright. How long would that take you?” He asked.

“Let’s say just a few minutes. You already made the job easier for me” I gestured with my fingers.

“So, how are you keeping up with him? I mean, your kid” He asked out of nowhere.

The question took me aback because it was usually only about my work and how I was coping in the new place. I took a deep breath and replied.

“I won’t say it has been easy. Sometimes, it just gets too demanding and I’m the only one available to take care of him” I continued with my work.

“How long has it been since the divorce?” He pushed further.

All these years, I’ve been trying so hard to keep the fact that Adam is my baby daddy, a secret, and now, Max wants to get it out of me. He didn’t seem to back down. Even if I steered away from the topic, he’d still raise the question some other time.

“ Five years, Max. It’s been over five years since we split” I lied.

His eyes lit up in shock as he continued,

“You mean to tell me he never spent a fucking yea