Chapter 4

Ethan arrived seven hours after Lily was born. My divorce petition had been accepted for filing, but service was scheduled for the following morning, so he still knew nothing about it.

The hospital door pushed open. Ethan walked in. He was still wearing his heavy black winter coat.

I stared at his sleeve. It was covered in golden dog hair.

He walked toward me with a slight frown, but stopped dead at the foot of the bed. He looked at my pale face, the IV lines taped to my bruised arms, and the blood pressure monitor.

"What happened? Why didn’t…