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I sigh.
“I know, but he’s kind of a super-star with a super-star mom, right? Meanwhile, I feel like I’m going in circles. Every time I think I’ve made up my mind, I change it again. All I can come back to is that I loved Sam, and yet Sam destroyed us.”
My friend bites her bottom lip, suddenly looking indecisive.
“What is it?” I ask. “Come on, spit it out.”
My buddy takes a deep breath.
“Well,” Ramona begins slowly, “at the risk of upsetting you, I know that Sam absolutely, unequivocally breached your trust.”
“Yes,” I state in a firm tone. “He did.”
Ramona nods, her brown curls bouncing.
“But what if—and I mean this as a big what if— well, maybe there’s a silver lining to all of this?” she ventures.
I shrug slightly. “Maybe,” I say in a dispirited voice. “I mean, yeah, I suppose.”
Ramona nods eagerly.
“Well, the baby’s a nice silver lining, right?”
I pause.
“I know what you’re getting at. All children are blessings, and that rigamarole, right?”
Ramona blinks.
“Yes, well sort of. But I mean there’s more to it than that, right? You know Venus and Serena Williams, right?”
I squint. “Um, sure, the tennis players?”
Ramona nods eagerly.
“Okay, so allegedly, their dad, Richard, stole his wife’s birth control pills so that she’d get pregnant with Venus and Serena, and look how amazing those two powerful, kick-ass women turned out! I mean, don’t get me wrong, Richard Williams is a little crazy himself and maybe it’s just a story, but Venus and Serena are amazing! Maybe your baby is like that.”
I shoot her a wry look. “I highly doubt I’m carrying a Grand Slam champ in my belly right now. Just saying. I’m unathletic, so I have a feeling this kid isn’t going to be too coordinated either.”
Ramona giggles. “Yeah, but Harlow, you know that’s not the point.”
I roll my eyes. “Fine, what’s the point?”
“Well, this could be your silver lining.” Ramona shrugs and takes a sip of tea.
I consider her words carefully. “But silver lining forwhat?”
Ramona looks thoughtful. “Well, you love Sam, right?”
“Loved,” I point out. “Past tense.”
Ramona shoots me a knowing look.
“Already?”
I sigh.
“Maybe not. Maybe I still love him. I don’t know. I mean, feelings don’t just go away in a week.”
