Sharing Maureen
Based on a true story. Written from The husband's point of view.
It all began in the summer of 2013, when Maureen first brought it up—quietly, one evening, curled beside me in bed, her breath warm on my chest. She wanted another baby. We already had four beautiful kids. Life was comfortable. Predictable. But her body ached for that feeling again—for life growing inside her. Only, I knew I couldn’t give it to her. Years earlier, I'd had the snip. At first, we joked about it. The idea of...