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

But Gabriel’s tears were quiet. They did not ask anything from me. They were simply there.

“I don’t know what to do with this,” I whispered.

“You don’t have to do anything today.”

“I lost my marriage today.”

His eyes opened.

“No,” he said gently. “You lost the illusion that it was still protecting you.”

The words were not cruel. They were not meant to diminish continue reading …