I wasn’t worried Greg would see it. I knew he wouldn’t be coming home tonight.
Sure enough, Greg called: “Kate, I’m so sorry.
Ashley had a scare, and Mark’s not home, so I
need to take care of her. Please don’t be mad.”
Remembering the pictures from Ashley, as she
ate fruit that Greg cut for her, it just made me
sick.
“Okay, take care of the pregnant woman, she’s
more important.”
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Greg paused for a moment and then said softly,
“Kate, I’m so sorry for yelling at you today, I
know it’s not easy with the baby gone.”
“But Ashley’s pregnant with my family’s grandchild, and you know we can’t pass down
the family legacy anymore, I don’t want my
parents to get sick if something happened to Ashley.”
His excuses were a joke.
“Be a good girl at home, it’s your birthday
tomorrow. I booked the best hotel, and I have a
surprise for you. I’ll come to pick you up
tomorrow.”
But by noon the next day, Greg still wasn’t there. I set the signed divorce papers on the table and scheduled an audio recording to be
sent to Greg.
Then, I grabbed my bags and went to the
airport.
Just as I arrived, Greg called again.
“Honey, I’m so sorry, some partners showed up
at the office about next season’s clothing. I
couldn’t get out of it.”
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“I sent my secretary to pick you up. You know
how you always wanted me to design a dress
for you? I already did. I bet you’ll look like an angel when you put it on.”
“Okay.”
I hung up and saw two women nearby, staring
at their phones in awe.
“Oh my god, the CEO is so cute, and he
designed all these cute maternity dresses. I wish I was pregnant!”
“Oh, those dresses aren’t for just anyone. They’re all custom made for his wife. I heard
there are hundreds of dresses, made of the
most expensive fabric, and there are so many, she could wear them until her kid is graduating
high school. Ugh, so jealous!”
“Yeah, I heard the CEO is scared to wake his
wife up, so the fashion show is only for
insiders, so your boyfriend must be amazing
working for the CEO to show us these photos,
so we can see what we are missing.”
The photos showed Ashley all dressed up with
Greg’s arm around her as they went through all
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the clothes that were custom made for her.
Greg’s company was in the fashion industry and
he was a gifted designer.
I’d begged him to design one dress for me, and
he’d always said he was too busy.
But he’d designed hundreds of pieces for
Ashley.
And when he said he had a dress waiting for
me, I could only laugh at the irony.
It was time for my flight, so I turned off my
phone and got on the plane.
Greg was picking out clothes with Ashley all
morning, before going to the hotel for the
birthday party.
He imagined Kate coming out in his dress,
looking like an angel.
