think you know as well as I do that what I have with her was years in the making. I just didn’t realize it.” Genuine pain flashes through her eyes, and she flinches. “Is this really what it’s going to be like, Ares? Is our child going to grow up with parents who can’t even have one single conversation that isn’t drenched in resentment?” I look away, unable to even imagine a future for the four of us. I take a deep breath and push a stack of papers her way.
