CHAPTER 77: HIS DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

VANESSA

There was silence between us...

Jeremy and I decided to take a pass on the coffee shop and walk the park instead. There was a lot that needed to be said, but the coffee shop was closing up so it wasn't giving us the time that we needed.

Now Jeremy and I walked quietly alongside each other, not a word shared since we entered the park. I'm sure he was unsure of how to start this conversation... just like I was. We didn't exactly leave things on a good note yesterday.

I noticed him look in the direction of a woman passing us on the wide path pushing a stroller. I noticed this because I looked too, the newborn baby's cries were what got my attention. The mother quietly sang a lullaby to soothe him or her.

I wondered how old that baby was — and if it was a boy or a girl? I thought of mine, but how could I not? Yes, it's in the past, but it's not something that I will forget. Every baby cry and every cute little face I see makes me think of what could've had.

"Would you ever wan