Love Disappears with the Fireworks
"The jeweler must’ve made a mistake. I’ll have it resized right now."
"Don’t bother." I grabbed his wrist and gently placed the ring back in his palm.
"You know," I said softly, "the night I lost our child, I was bleeding out, calling you over and over. But you were too busy setting off fireworks with Luna. That helplessness, lying alone on an operating table—I’ll never forget it. And after that night, I decided that I’d never love you again."
I looked him in the eye as the weight of my words settled over him.