Gael
“Y
ou don’t know that you’re the father.”
I stared out at the clouds, barely visible in the darkness, from my seat at the very back of the plane, the ugly barb playing on repeat in my head. Leigh had free rent because she had moved in since I heard the news this morning, and this new revelation felt like it had gutted me.
Who knew? She didn’t even need a knife.
Goddess, I was f****d up over it. I’d spent the entire flight across the water isolated back here, stewing. I couldn’t even sleep, couldn’t do anything other than hide behind earbuds that were off and avoid my pack mates.
Had she really slept with someone else, and not bothered to tell me?
Had it been before we were together, or after?
I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
I didn’t want to believe it at all, let alone hear t
