Chapter 2 - The Man Who Wouldn't AnswerThe party ended within minutes.
Guests left awkwardly, carrying untouched plates of food and half-finished drinks.
Lily was upstairs opening presents, unaware that her entire family had just cracked open beneath her feet.
I found Grant in the kitchen.
He was standing beside the sink, gripping the counter.
"Tell me she's lying."
He closed his eyes.
"Rachel..."
"Don't say my name. Tell me she's lying."
He said nothing.
That silence hurt more than any confession.
I stepped closer.
"What does she mean by sterile?"
Grant finally looked at me.
"I was diagnosed before we met."
My stomach dropped.
"You knew?"
"Yes."
"And you never told me?"
"I was twenty-four. I thought the doctors were wrong. Then later... I was ashamed."
I could barely breathe.
"But we had Lily."
His face tightened.
"I know."
"Then explain that."
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He couldn't.
For the first time in six years, I looked at my husband and realized there was an entire part of his life I had never known.
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