Nancy Barone

There were so many hidden feelings between us and the good ones were rapidly fading like stars at dawn.

erase him from my memory

Slipping into my galoshes and throwing a coat over my bare shoulders,

build a family together,

I nodded, rubbing my cheek against his shoulder.

It was now or never.

Baby? I’m going to be a father?’

I’m not sure I’m ready to be a father just yet,

We’re much too young to start a family. We have a company – our livelihood to nurture. How is a baby going to get our lives into gear?’

You don’t love me, do you?