A Quiet Goodbye
He hesitated, looking thrown.
Then, softly, "Babe... did you pick up my phone this morning?"
His brow creased. Waiting. Watching.
The longer I said nothing, the more nervous he got.
"What did you hear?"
I looked away, drained. "Nothing. Your phone was across the room. I knocked it off by accident."
He exhaled, all relieved, and tucked the blanket around me like everything was fine.
Then, real quiet, he asked, "If our baby doesn't make it... could we adopt?"
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