The day of the fight, Thatcher asked for a divorce.
“Okay,” I said. “Let’s get a divorce.”
He paused.
After that, I stopped confiding in him. I stopped reaching out.
At a party once, someone mistook him and Ava for a couple. I wasn’t upset.
I even smiled and said they made a handsome couple.
He looked at me, and his own smile slowly vanished. The color drained from his face.
I Lost Our Child Chapter 15 After moving out, I lived very close to the office and walked to and from work. Every evening, Thatcher would be waiting downstairs. He came every day to walk me home. Even though I didn’t need him to. I never spoke to him. This went on for a month.
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 14 After dinner, my friends helped me tidy up the place. I saw them out one by one. Only after I finally sat down did I notice all the missed calls from Thatcher on my phone. When I went downstairs to take out the trash, I saw him. He was
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 13 That afternoon, a coworker said Ava had woken up. Thatcher came back from the hospital. He explained himself without my asking. “She woke up, so I went to the hospital.” “Alessa, when I mentioned divorce that day, I was angry.” “I didn’t really want
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 12 The next day, I went to work. Word had already spread that Ava had attempted suicide again the night of our interview. I heard she was still in the ICU. The whole office was talking about it. “Why did she try again?” “Seriously. She’d just done the interview that
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 11 “He’s a very good person. Romance aside, he’s just a fundamentally good person.” I continued with the interview as planned, as if it had nothing to do with me. “Are you still in touch with your first love?” Ava said, “Yes. We’re on good terms.” After that, the questions
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 10 When I got back to New York, I carried a box of things from the parking garage into the elevator. The moment the elevator doors opened, I saw Thatcher. The instant he saw me, his eyes turned red. “Where did you go?” I only told him I had gone
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 09 In the middle of the night, a phone call woke me. It was my mother. Her voice was hoarse. “Grandma might not make it, Alessa. Buy a ticket and come home.” “Don’t drive. Be careful.” But to see my grandmother one last time, I drove through the night. I
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 08 Just as I was about to fall asleep, Thatcher’s phone started ringing. He was in the shower, and it just kept going. Several people were calling. The caller ID showed: [Leo] [Aidan] [Mrs. Rossi (Ava’s mother)] They called over and over. I didn’t answer. The water in the bathroom
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 07 His face was grim. “Alessa, do you have any idea what you’re saying?” I nodded. “I do.” He looked at Ben, then at everyone else at the table. “Ben, I’m married.” “Alessa is my wife.” Thatcher forced a smile. “We didn’t have a wedding, but we’ll make up for
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I Lost Our Child Chapter 06 The groom reached out to shake my hand. “Emily’s mentioned you. Hi, I’m Ben.” I smiled back. “Hi. Congratulations to you both.” The groom pointed at Thatcher. “This is my best friend.” Then he looked toward Ava, a knowing smile on his face. “And this is Ava, the girl
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