She Said I Couldn’t Hold The Baby Because Of “Germs” — The Real Reason Broke My Heart

Mason gently in his bassinet. He fussed briefly, then settled, and I watched his chest rise and fall for a moment before I picked up my bag and walked to the door.

“Wait,” Cara said. “Just let me—”

“Not right now,” I said, and I left.

I drove home in a strange, suspended state, the kind of calm that has nothing to do with being okay. The kind that exists continue reading …