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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNeither of them looked happy to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryan didn’t ask how I was feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He didn’t ask about our children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without saying another word, he placed the folder on my hospital blanket, close to my IV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«Sign these,» he said calmly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I looked down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Divorce papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For several seconds I couldn’t even process what I was seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«Ryan…» I whispered. «Our babies were born only a few hours ago.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I know,» he answered without emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His face remained cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«It’s time for both of us to move on.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I stared at him in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«We dreamed about this family together.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A faint, mocking smile crossed his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«Look at yourself, Ava. You’re nothing like the woman I married.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauren offered a carefully practiced smile, the kind people use when they want to appear kind without actually feeling any compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I’m sorry,» she said softly. «Sometimes life changes unexpectedly.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I looked back at Ryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«So she’s the reason you’ve been staying late at work?»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither of them answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The silence was all the confirmation I needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I almost died bringing our three children into this world,» I said, struggling to hold back tears. «And this is what you came to give me?»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryan folded his arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I didn’t come here to argue. Sign the papers, and everything will be easier.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I slowly pushed the folder back across the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«No.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His expression hardened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«What do you mean, no?»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I took a slow breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I haven’t even held all three of my babies yet.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I looked directly into his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«If you thought I would give up my marriage, my dignity, and my children’s future while I’m still recovering in a hospital bed, then you never truly knew who I was.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time since entering the room, Ryan seemed unsure of himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauren’s confident smile disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without another word, I pressed the nurse call button beside my bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A nurse entered almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«Is everything okay, ma’am?»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I looked straight at Ryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«No.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I turned to the nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
«I’d like these visitors to leave my room immediately.»<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silence filled the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither Ryan nor Lauren had expected me to say that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n