After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Melissa froze for a second, and then her eyes lit up. She clinked her glass against mine, tears still shimmering. “To new beginnings. And may everything go your way.”

I smiled from the bottom of my heart.

While we were eating, a waiter showed up with three fancy–looking dishes.

Melissa blinked. “I didn’t order these. Must be a mix–up?”

The waiter smiled, “Compliments of Mr. Holcomb. Your bill’s taken care of.”

Melissa’s head snapped to me. “Jared sent these?”

I took a bite. “Not bad. Let’s eat–no sense wasting good food.”

Melissa laughed awkwardly. “One of these probably costs more than my entire meal.”

to send over dishes. Maybe he felt guilty and was trying to make up for things with cash? That was just like him–seeming thoughtful, but

cozy with that woman. If I

me hover over Yvonne

get a paper cut.

I’d call lactation experts every day, let them prod and poke until my skin was raw, and still nothing. I had cried through that whole first

say Yvonne was my entire world. She thought having my “precious little girl” stolen by another woman would be like a knife to

took a sip of wine and shook my head. “Maybe once. Not anymore. She’s six–old enough to understand right and wrong. Kids aren’t puppets I can control forever. Someday she’ll find

totally different now. If it weren’t for your face, I’d swear you were

can catch you off guard sometimes. Melissa, we’ve known each other since high school, stuck together through college, and now we’re living in the same city. I’m still me–I just let some

“Good. You’re my friend, and that’s not gonna change,

to pay, but the waiter told her Jared had already covered the bill. She looked at me and shrugged. “I

smiled and