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“Yeah, we were down in Coronado for the day.”
“That’s right,” I said, laughter etching my words. “Oh my God, and then you stepped on that dead fish. I’ve never heard a grown man sound like such a little girl.”
He belted out a laugh. “Oh, jeez. Don’t remind me.”
He pulled me to him in a tight hug. “So many good memories of us, baby.”
I sagged against him. He was right. We had so many wonderful memories. And even the not-so-good-ones—I wouldn’t trade them for anything.
His words were soft and tender when he spoke next. “I’m sorry there are cracks in my memory. I wish there weren’t.”
I squeezed him tightly. “It’s not your fault. You didn’t forget on purpose,” I said. “Like the time you brought Chewie home as a surprise.”
His chest vibrated with a loud laugh. “You’ll never let me live that one down, will you?”
“Never,” I said.
We stood together, wrapped in each other’s arms, willing this moment to last forever.
Vince’s loud, heavy sigh told me he was ready to continue his tour of the home he’d been away from for far too long.
As we turned the next corner, I hoped and prayed he would ignore the closed door and walk straight to the bedroom.Ourbedroom.
Luck was not on my side.
“This is your office,” he said. “I remember you wanted this room because it faced the garden.”
“Vince, um . . .” I was about to pounce and forbid him to enter when his hand touched the knob. “Don’t,” I said, hoping he’d listen.
Just like seconds before, luck was not on my side.
“You hiding something in here?” he asked, laughter lacing his question.
Before I could stop him, the door whooshed open, and there before us was the one thing I’d yet to tell him.
His eyes went wide. The blood drained from his face. His grip on the doorknob tightened.
“Oh, fuck. Oh, my God. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Vince, I’m sorry. I’ve been trying to figure out how to break this to you. I didn’t know how to say . . . what to say.”
“You have a baby?”
His words hit me like a Mack Truck.
Then they reversed and ran back over my heart.
Chapter 10
Vince
Holy shit.
My worst nightmare just came true.
The love of my life gave up on me.
She took her time grieving me but had found someone else to make her happy. And to boot, they had a baby.
