The news hit Stanley like a bolt of lightning. He stood frozen in place, completely stunned.
Sharon really hadn't wanted to leave him anything. Not even her ashes.
After leaving the hospital, Stanley locked himself inside the home he had once shared with Sharon. He stayed there for 7 straight days.
The curtains were drawn tight, shutting out every trace of sunlight. Empty liquor bottles and cigarette butts littered the floor.
Stanley spent most of his time curled up on the couch, repeatedly running his fingers over the crumpled medical report in his hand.
Again and again, he remembered the hospital hallway. Sharon clutching his arm. Her voice barely more than a whisper. "Please save our baby."
At the time, he'd thought it was just another act, another trick to compete with Nicole, an
