“Jennifer…”
“You hid an affair. You hid a daughter. And you kept postponing the family I’d always dreamed of because you didn’t want to face the consequences of your choices.”
He covered his face.
“I love you, Jen.”
I took a long breath.
“I believe you.”
He looked up, surprised.
“But love isn’t the problem.”
I glanced at Dakota.
She looked exhausted.
“I don’t expect you to become Lily’s mother,” she said quietly. “I only want her to have a father who will be there for her.”
I nodded.
“She deserves that.”
Tony looked at me hopefully.
“We can work through this together.”
I shook my head.
“No, Tony. You need to work out how you’re going to be a father to Lily. And I need time to decide what this means for our marriage.”
He reached for my hand.
I gently moved it away.
