Ethan
He gulps. The knot in his throat won't budge. This was a hard one to swallow. His father didn't want him, he probably never did. "Why didn't you?"
She shrugs. "It didn't feel right to me at the time. Besides, I foolishly hoped that he'd leave his wife for me."
"At the time," he repeats. "So if you could go back in time, you'd have that abortion?"
She shifts uncomfortably. He feels like throwing up. She says, "I don't like what ifs. You're here now and nothing can change that. I can't go back in time."
He looks away from her. He wants to kick something. He doesn't like the way he feels at all. He's disgusted. Is this what he came here for? Are these the answers he was looking for? Suddenly, none of this makes sense. He just wants to leave.
She continues. "When I realized tha
