PART2: My husband left me for being “sterile” and arrived at the courthouse with his pregnant mistress to watch me sign the divorce papers. Seven months later, I opened my coat in front of everyone, and the smile died right on his face. My mother-in-law dropped her cup. The mistress stopped rubbing her belly. And I placed a medical envelope on the table that had been burning my hands for weeks.
PART 2: THE DENIAL The silence after I removed my coat lasted only a few seconds. Then Mark laughed. A short, nervous laugh. The kind people make when reality is standing in front of them and they refuse to recognize it. “Nice trick.” Nobody else laughed. Not the judge. Not my lawyer. Not even Paige….
