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No way\u2026 it was my name.<\/p>\n
The nurse called me back, and as I stood, Jack looked up. Our eyes met. His face drained of color.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmily?\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d I asked, my voice shaking.<\/p>\n
The nurse paused, confused. \u201cYou two know each other?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Jack said quickly. \u201cShe\u2019s my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went dead quiet.<\/p>\n
Jack stood up, rubbing his hands together. \u201cI can explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
I crossed my arms. \u201cPlease do. Because you just texted me that you were at work.\u201d<\/p>\n
He swallowed. \u201cI wasn\u2019t here for me. I\u2019m not sick. I\u2019m here because\u2026 I\u2019m having a child.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt like the air had been knocked out of my chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith who?\u201d I asked, even though my body already knew the answer.<\/p>\n
He exhaled. \u201cWith Sarah. My coworker.\u201d<\/p>\n
The nurse gently cleared her throat and asked if we wanted privacy. I nodded, numb.<\/p>\n
Jack kept talking \u2014 how it \u201cjust happened,\u201d how he \u201cdidn\u2019t mean for it to go this far,\u201d how he was \u201ctrying to do the right thing.\u201d He said Sarah was inside with the doctor. He\u2019d come to support her because she was scared.<\/p>\n
I laughed. Not because it was funny, but because my mind couldn\u2019t hold the weight of it otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou lied to me,\u201d I said. \u201cYou cheated. And you brought your affair into the one place I come to feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
He reached for me. I stepped back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d I said. \u201cI won\u2019t compete with someone who doesn\u2019t know how to be faithful.\u201d<\/p>\n
I went through my appointment alone, tears sliding silently into the paper gown. When I got home, I packed a bag. By the time Jack arrived, the house felt lighter \u2014 emptier, but honest.<\/p>\n
The divorce was final six months later.<\/p>\n
I still go to that OB-GYN. Different days. Different waiting room chair. Same doctor.<\/p>\n
And every time I sit there now, I remind myself: I trusted my instincts \u2014 and I chose myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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