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It was, after all, understandable that I’d avenged her fierce kiss on Northwestern’s lawn—followed by hours of her being MIA and in a hotel with Angelo—with the same token of humiliation. Of course, my wife was anything but obedient.
Instead of snapping, she grew more of a backbone.
And, of course, she’d actually kissed Angelo. I hadn’t even touched Karolina, save for ushering her into the ballroom on my arm.
I opened every drawer and emptied them onto the floor, looking for a hint to Francesca’s long-term infidelity. Kristen claimed that this had been going on for a while, but I chose not to believe it.
Thinking clearer now, the evidence was stacked in my wife’s favor.
She was a virgin when I’d met her. And as much as I adored her, she was—outside of the bedroom, at least—a bit of a prude. Not one to conduct illicit, long-term affairs.
Francesca also pointed out that she’d broken things off with Angelo, and by the way her phone was Angelo-free for many, many weeks, I had no reason not to believe her.
This left me to consider that the kiss was a one-off. A moment of passion and weakness.
If Francesca really was conducting an affair, she would not be cheating on me so openly. No. She would be more calculated than that.
When I was done emptying the drawers, I ripped off her linen and pillowcases. Something fell out of one of the pillows, rolling under the bed.
I crouched down to the floor to retrieve it, examining it in my hand.
A pregnancy test.
A positive pregnancy test.
I plopped on the edge of the bed, clutching it in my fist. Francesca was pregnant. We’d only slept together without protection in Lake Michigan.
Francesca was pregnant with my baby.
Jesus Christ.
I heard the door pushing open downstairs, and Sterling humming to herself.
“Lovebirds? Are you around?” Her voice echoed in the vast foyer.
I dropped my head, trying to keep my jaw from snapping out of my mouth, I clenched it so hard.
Sterling appeared at the doorway to Francesca’s room a couple minutes later, scrunching her nose and looking at the havoc I’d caused.
“It looks like this place has been raided by the FBI.”
No, but close.
I lifted the positive pregnancy test in my hand, still sitting down and staring at the floor.
“Did you know about this?”
In my periphery, I saw her eyes widening, her throat bobbing with a swallow. She looked older than ever. Like the scene she’d walked into had aged her.
“I had a feeling, yes.” She walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder and sitting down beside me. “Did you really have no idea? The girl developed a sweet tooth overnight, clung onto you every time you walked through the door, and has been frightened to go to the OB-GYN. She knows you don’t want any children, doesn’t she?”
I looked out the window, dragging my hand across my face.
She did.
She knew.
“Is that why she left?” Sterling gasped. “Please don’t tell me that you kicked her out because you found out…”
