The Act of Love
"Shelly, do you still have the maternity stuff we bought before? And the pregnancy care manual I made—is it still around?
"A colleague of mine is pregnant. We won't be using those anytime soon anyway, so why don't we let her have them?"
Clearly, the colleague was Rachel.
I stopped in the middle of my crying, unable to say a word.
The last time I was pregnant, Xavier had been overjoyed. He'd lost several nights of sleep just to compile a pregnancy care manual for me. He'd made a lot of notes on it, all clear reflections of his love and hope.
At the time, he had really wanted the child. Now, though, his love had shifted to another woman.
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