The Price of Silence: A Second Chance

Summary

Late one night, doubled over in agonizing stomach pain, I begged Liam to take me to the hospital.

He told me to just endure it.

"Chloe’s neighborhood lost power. She’s terrified being alone with the kid. I’m going to go check on them first."

He didn't come home that night.

The next morning, Chloe sent me a photo.

In it, Liam was wearing a goofy SpongeBob apron, holding a spatula with a look of fond helplessness on his face.

Chloe captioned it: [Liam is going to be such a good dad someday!]

I, who had just lost my baby, was lying in a hospital bed.

I replied: [He’s all yours!]