part 2 The man who spent eleven years blaming me for our childlessness threw me out of our home9-008v

“This morning what?” he asked gently.

I shook my head. “I found out something important. Something I need time to understand.”

Gabriel did not push.

Instead he nodded, as if respecting that boundary mattered more than satisfying his curiosity.

Clara returned with tea, water, fruit, crackers, and a bowl of soup I had no appetite for. The smell of it made continue reading …