Chapter 23
Zoe- Present Day I don’t fall back asleep. I watch every text and call come through, panic clawing at my throat. Eero: Is there a reason you are hiding a child from me? Eero: Zoe, we need to talk. Eero: How old is your child? Eero: Zoe answer me! Eero: I am about to land in Boston, I will be here all day. When his last text came in at 7 a.m., I knew I couldn't put it off any longer. I had to come clean with Eero. The truth needed to be laid bare, no matter how painful or difficult it might be. I should have had this conversation with him face to face, but the weight of my guilt and fear was overwhelming. The phone seemed like the only way to broach this subject. Eero picked up on the first ring, his voice greeting me with a simple, "Hello." "I will answer all your questions," I b
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