Chapter 32
IVY
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AS I OPEN MY EYES, I check the bed next to me.
Still empty.
I stayed up all night and don’t even remember falling asleep. David was supposed to be here yesterday, but he’s not. I know something could have come up, but my heart is breaking anyway. I promised David I’d find a way to go on but not today. Brian and Kevin bring the kids in, and we curl up and watch movies all day and even eat breakfast and lunch in bed.
“Hey kiddos, Kevin has dinner. Go see what he made!” Brian says, and the kids run out of the room. He sits on the side of the bed and rubs my arms, and I just start crying.
Brian lies down beside me and just holds me, rubbing my back, and lets me cry.
“I’ve been online all morning; no history has changed.” This causes me to cry harder bec
