A month passed, and I still felt awful about how EJ had found out about the baby. He’d ignored all my calls that night and the following week. Adelina had invited me to a family dinner, but he didn’t show. I knew this news would create a divide between his family and me. My mother told me everybody was fine, but I’d had a conversation with Adelina, and she was upset.
“EJ told me what happened,” Adelina said.
“EJ told me what happened,” Adelina said.Bile filled my throat. If Adelina despised me, I knew the entire family would never speak to me again. “Do you hate me?”
Bile filled my throat. If Adelina despised me, I knew the entire family would never speak to me again. “Do you hate me?”Adelina rested a hand on my arm. “No, but I wish I’d known.”
Adelina rested a hand on my arm. “No, but
