I Swallowed Hard, My Throat Tightening—This Was Never How I Wanted The Truth To Come Out… But As I Lay In A Hospital Bed Holding My Newborn, Derek Had Already Turned The Room Into A Battlefield

but a friend.

I realized something important: when you stop chasing someone to choose you, you finally choose yourself.

The last time I saw Derek was outside the courthouse. He looked smaller, worn down, nothing like the man I once knew.

“Did you ever love me?” he asked.

I thought for a moment.

“I loved who I believed you were,” I said. “But that person continue reading …