Five Years After the Breakup, Our Son Is Four

Summary

Seven years of a passionate, tumultuous love affair with Zachary ended in a breakup so messy it became public knowledge.

Five years later, on the third day of the New Year, I walked into a class reunion with my four-year-old son.

The moment I stepped into the private room, I was met with a barrage of surprised and confused stares. My old college roommate sidled up to me and whispered, “Amelia, did you really have Zachary’s son? Does he know?”

Her question opened the floodgates.

“An unwed mother… and he’s married now. Doesn’t that make the kid illegitimate?”