Prologue

She held the phone firmly until her hand turned white. She couldn’t speak.

“Is everything okay?” Ethan asked from behind her. She turned too quickly and stumbled, but Ethan was quick to grab her. Their eyes met and held.

“I am pregnant.” Her reply was only above a whisper.

She had only been in London for one month, and everything was going as planned. She hardly thought of Mason, as she and Ethan spent their time working and free time strolling the streets of London. She had realized her periods had been absent two months after her separation but had attributed it to the stress. Now she was three months pregnant. How could she not have noticed?

“Wow.” Ethan breathed out.

It was a bittersweet moment for Abby. How would she break the news to Mason? Would this change the nature of their relationship? As though reading her thoughts more specifically her facial expression, Ethan asked, “When will you tell him?”

“I don’t know. The divorce is being finalized in two weeks. I think I will tell him after.”

Ethan seemed to contemplate her reply for a while.

“Do you think that’s right? I don’t like the guy, but even I would not want any woman to hide the fact that they are having my baby.”

Abby hated when Ethan presented a rational argument, nonetheless in this instance, she would wait. Two weeks could not hurt. She did not want to disrupt the divorce process because she had no intention of going back to Mason.

“Will you go back to him?”

His question seemed innocent enough, but Abby could detect an undertone of disappointment. She knew he loved her and maybe one day she would return his sentiments. Just not now.

“No. We will co-parent. I can’t risk going back and having the same happen to me again. I wouldn’t handle it.”

“Okay. But after the divorce is done, you will need to tell him. Okay?”

He lifted her chin and peered in her eyes. He was the most loving man she had ever met. He devoted his time making her happy since they were young. As Abby stared at Ethan’s adoring eyes, she was grateful that he was here sharing this moment with her. She couldn’t have chosen a better person.