EMMA'S POV
The next morning, Dominic is gone before I wake up. There's a note on the kitchen counter.
*Meeting with lawyers all day. We'll talk tonight. - D*
Mrs. Kowalski finds me staring at it.
"He's going to fix things," she says confidently.
"How do you know?"
"Because for first time since I've known him, he has something worth fighting for."
I spend the day trying not to think about what's happening. I fold baby clothes, read pregnancy books, call Lily.
"He said he loves you?" Lily asks.
"He didn't say love. He said he wants me to stay."
"That's basically the same thing."
"It's not. Love is a word. Want is just... want."
"Emmy, you're overthinking this."
"Am I? Because in three weeks his grandmother could take everything from him. And what if he ends up resenting me for i
