Someone Else's Ocean

by Kate Stewart

“Explain? Here’s an explanation. When I was deployed, you fucked your ex-boyfriend and you had a fight or better yet, let me guess, he dumped you. So instead of telling him he’s a father knowing he would be a dead-beat dad, you decided to tell your devoted soldier you were pregnant two days before he was set to re-enlist because he would do the honorable thing. Did I miss anything?” “It was a mistake, one I regret every day.” “A mistake that you decided to let me pay for. And now that we’re clearing the air, maybe it’s time I told you something.”