Ashley
I leaned into her comfort, feeling utterly drained. "But the damage is done. We've said too many hurtful things. Made too many accusations." I stared at the blank wall across from us, imagining Harvey's face when I'd left him. "And now our son has to pay the price for our mistakes."
"Harvey," Olivia murmured. "How did he take it today?"
The memory of his small fingers clutching mine made my heart constrict. "He tried to be brave. But he doesn't understand why his world is again suddenly being split in two." Fresh tears spilled down my cheeks. "He asked if Daddy could come live with us too. And when I said no, he just looked at me with those big eyes and said, 'I don't want double. I want normal.'"
She tightened her arm around me as I dissolved into tears again. "Oh, Ashley."
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