From Ashes To Embers

Synopsis

I was in a car accident that caused a miscarriage, and as I was rushed to the hospital, I spotted my lawyer husband tenderly accompanying my best friend while she waited to give birth. At 5 a.m., she posted a photo of three hands intimately intertwined. [From now on, the three of us will face every storm together.] He replied instantly: [First time as a dad—I'm thrilled. I want to give her all my love and every last bit of my property.] His friends piled on with cheers and congratulations. Biting back the searing pain, I dropped a casual comment: [Wishing your family all the happiness in the world.] She deleted the post in a flash. My husband—who'd been MIA for three full days—called me right away. "Are you crazy? Susana's a single mom giving birth; she's already got it rough. Her C-section scar isn't even healed, and now you've upset her to tears. Can't you act like an adult for once?" In our three years of marriage, he's ditched me countless times to help with her divorce, often staying out all night. Before, I'd have lost it—sobbing and demanding to know if I even mattered to him. But this time, I just smiled. When the tables turn, let's see you act like an adult.