AFTER ASKING FOR DIVORCE, MY COLD HUSBAND PANICKED

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rds hit me like a slap in my face. I stared at her lips, moving

willing the notification bar to light up, hoping B

, I needed to be strong for my baby. I didn't want to be w

my eyes, "Take your time to think about it and make

agreeing to. The door clicked shut behind her, leaving me alone in the

a quick

E HOSPITAL

for a message. Nothing, Five min

Why would h

hing, not just from the miscarriage,

d. Brian was a shell of a husband physically prese

ena

ame was mentioned. He didn't even bother hiding i

ses to stay in touch. And me? I was the rebound. The second ch

, she i

at the TV placed in the corner of the hospital room. The

ars abroad. Her former love, Brian Harlen was seen gr

back together and expecting a baby. An enga

placed with a smile like he hadn't shown me in years, holding Selena's hand as they des

turned me into. I don't seem to recognize myself anymor

ing compar

y phone. My heart lea

ed the

re. Selena and our baby a

est burned, and tears blurred my visio

f we weren't emotionally tied, a little sym

y eyes quickly and called his number. T

busie

from me, now, he was erasing any chance I h

eked in, her expression gentle but f

t, my lips were shaking and my voice cracked, "I'll te

surgery?" She asked. I wished there was someone

I s

As they prepared me for surgery, I ca

e other. "He's such a romantic guy. Waiting all these years f

eryone saw him as a hero. A devoted lover. No one

onal. The lights buzzed faintly above. My heart felt heavier wit

urse wheeled me into the doctor's office, where I sa

dow, watching the rain streak down the glass. My phone buzzed

napped up, startled. It was Brian. He looked so surprised

g in his eyes. His eyebrow was raised in a questionab

" He shouts, I scoffed at the fake emoti

doctor again but he touched me making me

Daisy?" His voice was sharp, demanding, eac

It wasn't calm, though not really. It was empty. A total indifference.

, pretending not to hear him. Pr

w starting to become soft, "Don't ac

ed, and the doctor walked in. She barely gla

firmly, her professional tone

come out of the theat

ption slip. "Here are the documents, Mrs Harlen," She said ge

Brian voice came again, he was l

s if he were only now piecing something together. "Don't

re like a slap, but I wasn't about to let him see the

ry word carried weight. "You've been ignoring my texts for hours.

t?" He snapped, his confusion genui

ed you. And you told me, in no uncertain terms, that Selena and her baby were the only ones you c

rp. "I never said that. I never texted you, and y

n eyebrow.

me, scrolling through his messages. "See? Nothing. No texts, no

oing to give him the satisfaction of trying to d

I asked her, my voice flat, ignoring th

between Brian and me before slidi

s Harlen. You'r

ickly, barely noticing

ign, or is this enough?" I asked the d

d. "No, you're fi

an. "Go back to Selena, Brian. That's where you

pt my face blank. I'm tired of having to beg

t outside the door, her hands resting lightly on her stomach

urmured softly,

attention shifting like a common habit.

mble, his hands steadying her as if she were ma

as like she was the only thing

ked, his voice soft n

s," She said, leaning in

, his arm around her protectively.

was silence between us until I decided