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A Letter Never Sent

Autor: Mimi
last update Data de publicação: 2026-04-28 02:04:20

After I blocked Derek's number, the apartment felt different. Lighter. As if a weight had been lifted from my chest.

Eli made dinner. Luca stayed. The three of us sat at the small table. The baby kicked.

Luca kept looking at me. Not with hunger. With something softer. Something I had not seen before.

After dinner, Eli went to the kitchen to wash dishes. Luca stood by the window. He stared at the dark street.

I walked to him. I stood close. Not touching.

I asked what he was thinking.

He said he
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    The doctor's words hung in the air. The father is Luca.No one spoke.The baby was in my arms. She was sleeping. Her dark hair was soft. Her green eyes were closed.Luca stood by the door. His face was pale. His hands were shaking.Derek stood by the window. His arms were crossed. His jaw was tight.Eli sat on the edge of my bed. His hand was on my ankle. He did not move.The doctor said she would leave us alone. She walked out.The door closed.Luca walked to the bed. He looked at the baby. Then at me.He said he did not know what to say.I said there was nothing to say. She was his daughter.He reached out. He touched her tiny hand. She grabbed his finger.He started crying.Derek walked to the bed. He looked at the baby. He looked at me. He looked at Luca.He said he was happy for them.I asked if he meant it.He said yes. He had known, somehow. From the beginning. The way Luca looked at me. The way I looked at Luca.Eli stood up. He walked to the window. His back was to us.I aske

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    The words stuck in my throat. The baby is not yours. I could not say them. Not yet. Not at the dinner table with Luca sitting across from us, his fork halfway to his mouth.Eli looked at me. His eyes were soft. He asked if I was okay. I had gasped when the baby kicked. He thought it was just a strong movement.I said I was fine. Just surprised.Luca set down his fork. He looked at my face. He knew something was wrong. He did not say anything.We finished dinner. Eli cleared the plates. Luca helped.I sat at the table, my hand on my belly, my heart pounding.The baby kicked again. Normal. Healthy. But not Eli's.I did not know how I knew. A mother's instinct, maybe. Or just a feeling. Deep in my bones.I had to tell him.After the dishes were done, Luca said goodnight. He kissed my forehead. He shook Eli's hand. He left.The door closed.Eli walked to me. He took my hands.He asked what was wrong. He had seen my face at dinner.I led him to the couch. We sat down.I took a breath.I sa

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    After Derek's final text, I sat in the garden for a long time. Eli and Luca had gone inside. The rose bud was still there. Green. Tight. Not yet ready to open.I thought about Derek. About Sarah. About the photograph he had hidden.I thought about Luca. About his letter. About the wildfire love he carried in his wallet.I thought about Eli. About the paper he had kept for four years. My name. My number. Folded and worn.I stood up. I walked inside.Eli was in the kitchen. Luca was on the couch. They looked at me.I said I wanted to tell them something. About the coffee shop. About the day I met Eli.Eli's face went pale.I sat down at the table. They sat across from me.I closed my eyes.I went back.Four years ago. The coffee shop on Maple Street.I was twenty-four. Single. Lonely. I had just broken up with a man who did not deserve me. I went to the coffee shop to clear my head.I ordered a latte. The barista handed it to me. I turned. I bumped into someone.The coffee spilled. All

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    The weeks after lunch with Derek were quieter. Not the heavy silence of the past. A different kind of quiet. The quiet of waiting.My belly grew. The baby kicked. I spent hours with my hand on my stomach, feeling her move.Eli worked from home. He watched me with soft eyes. He brought me tea. He read to the baby at night. Children's books. His voice was low and steady.Luca visited twice a week. He brought groceries. He fixed a leaky faucet. He asked about the baby but never about whose she might be.Derek texted every day. Short messages. How are you feeling? Have you eaten? Do you need anything? I answered. Short. Polite. Not distant. Not close.The garden at Eli's apartment was small. A patch of grass. A bench. A rose bush that had not bloomed in years. I sat there often, feeling the sun on my face, feeling the baby roll.One afternoon, Eli came outside. He sat next to me on the bench. He took my hand.He said he needed to tell me something. Something he should have told me a long

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