Gran took my hand."Every man makes mistakes."From what I can see, Ethan is trying."That man had probably never touched a needle in his life."For you and the baby, he learned."People can't live forever trapped inside the past."I nodded.I understood her advice.Just not in the way she intended.That night, I woke to cold air beside me.Ethan was gone.I put on a coat and stepped outside.He was standing out in the yard with his voice lowered on the phone.A woman was crying quietly on the other end. I recognized her anyway. Summer.I went back inside without interrupting.Twenty minutes later, Ethan returned.He moved quietly.He rubbed warmth back into his hands before getting into bed.Then he wrapped his arms around me from behind and rested his chin against my hair.After we returned home, Ethan smiled more.He thought the trip meant I had finally softened toward him.Soon he was lying with his head in my lap, calling me babe in a voice he had never used o
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