He Chose Her Over Us

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the gray emptiness inside me. Gregory was supposed to be here. He had marked this date on his calenda

n hour ago to cancel. A "

it wa

e. Gregory was carefully, tenderly, helping Adrianna Page into a chair across the ro

aking in low, soothing tones. It was an intimate, domestic scene, a portrait of a lo

oss the waiting room. A slow, trium

didn' t expect to see you here. Gregory was just telling me

looked like a cornered animal. "Belen, this isn' t what

ice dangerously calm. "Playing knight in shini

Don' t talk about her like that

, is this baby' s father one of the myriad of men you' ve been with over the last

eyes. It was a masterful performance. "Greg, I

t of Adrianna as if to shield her from my words. "Y

physical blow. He said

bitter, broken sound. "You w

owering, laced with a righteousness that made me sick. "And

tanding I could no longer give. "You of all people s

or, as a weapon against me. He was justifying his infidelity, his betrayal, by t

est thing he had

I asked, the words tasting like ash.

gone too far. "No, Belen, of course n

e her move. With a small, pitiful cry

screaming at him to follow. He took a step, th

en, I

oice devoid of all e

nce back. He just ran after her, leaving me standing alone in the middle of the wai

, so consumed with guilt for not checking the ingredients himself, that he' d carried me to the car and broken every speed

e love that had fuele

in a daze, my heart a leaden weight in my chest. But then, on the moni

me, so powerful it eclipsed all the pain. This baby was

nged. It was a message from Adrianna. A

ed by

y next week. He' s just waiting for the right time

Tears streamed down my face, but I wasn' t just crying from

evocably over. He h

could m

simple reply, m

an ha