“You spent two months telling me not to make any decisions.”
“I know.”
“You told me you cheated on Mom.”
Dad closed his eyes.
Then he whispered:
“I lied.”
Part 7 — My Father’s Real Confession
For a moment, I thought he meant he had lied about some detail.
Then I saw his face.
“What do you mean?”
“I never cheated on your mother.”
Everything inside me went still.
“What?”
“I never had an affair.”
I stared at him.
“You told me—”
“I know what I told you.”
“Why would you say something like that?”
Dad’s eyes filled.
“Because you were seven months pregnant, shaking so badly you could hardly speak, and ready to walk directly into the most stressful fight of your life.”
