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

in front of Lucia.

“She looks like my sister did as a baby,” he said.

His voice cracked.

I had forgotten he had a sister who died young. He rarely spoke of her.

Mateo stared at him suspiciously.

Ryan gave a small, stunned laugh. “And he looks like he already disapproves of me.”

“He disapproves of everyone before lunch,” I said before I could stop myself.continue reading …