David leaned closer to Maya.
“Listen to me. Whatever the test says, you are the woman I married. You are Liam’s mother. You are the person I should have protected better.”
Maya shook her head.
“I don’t want you to stay because you feel responsible for me.”
“I’m not staying because I feel responsible.”
“Then why?”
David held her gaze.
“Because even after everything I failed to see, you still asked me to make sure Ethan was safe. Because you are brave enough to tell the truth when it makes you look imperfect. Because when our son cries, you wake up even when your body is in pain.”
His voice softened.
“And because I love you.”
Maya began to cry.
Not the silent tears she had shed in the apartment after his family left.
These came freely.
David moved carefully to the edge of the bed and held her.
