When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 37

What was that supposed to mean? He thought I cheated on him before we even split?

He was exactly that type of guy.

I couldn’t be bothered to explain, so I just said indifferently, “Just friends.”

“What friends?”

“Bryant,” I couldn’t help but smile softly, “Dead men don’t pry.”

If he wanted to be a ghost from my past, then he might as well vanish for good.

Bryant almost laughed out of irritation, his tongue clicking against his cheek in scorn, “Fine.”

When we got to the cemetery, I stepped out of the car and started climbing the steps up the hill.

Seeing he wasn’t following. I turned back to wait for him.

As I did, I noticed him carrying some flowers he must have prepared at some point, which caught me off guard.

I bit my lip, then said, “Thank you.”

It’s the least I could do,” he

up, we walked side by

was for the best, I guess. Even if it was just for appearances, at least my parents would be at

only a bit

had been gone for years, and I didn’t think about

like when I was a kid, crying into my pillow night after

photos on the gravestone now tears just

dignified and reserved, knelt down beside

took me so long to bring Jane to

gentle, serious as he bowed his head three times, and on the last one, murmured, “I was wrong before, and

the rest

Not that it mattered

he

Chapter 37

a future

“Mom, Dad…”

photos on the gravestone, my tears flowed even more, and all the things. I wanted to say were

like I belonged

again. Marrying Bryant, I thought I’d finally have a family, but it was

overwhelmed with sadness, yet I

two months now! In a few months, the baby will be here. I

I’m so

or a girl, but either way, you’ll