Shirley was about to pop the pill into my mouth when the shrill ring of the phone cut through the silence.It was Hank.Her face twisted, caught off guard, and she almost hung up, but I said coolly, "Take it."She let out a relieved breath, and Hank's voice, charged with excitement, filled the room, "Shirley! The test results are in! You're pregnant! I'm gonna be a dad!"Shirley went pale as a ghost.The cup slipped from my grasp and shattered on the floor.I was such a fool. When two hearts are in sync, how could they not cross that final hurdle?I was the only one fooled into thinking there was just a meeting of minds, always making excuses for her.A bitter laugh escaped me, "Well, my wife. Pregnant with another man's baby, right when we're planning our wedding, Shirley, do you ever tell the truth?"No wonder she fell apart when Hank died.The child she carried was fatherless then, doomed to never be born.She kept those secrets to herself, unleashing her fury on me inste
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