The second time she said Nathaniel was traveling and didn’t wish to discuss our private affairs at the office.

I made a final attempt through my divorce attorney.

Her letter received a formal response from Whitcomb family counsel: Nathaniel denied knowledge of any pregnancy, disputed the timing, and requested that I stop contacting his workplace.

I kept every document in a blue folder because I had learned the hard way that the truth sometimes needed a place to live outside my memory.

At my next appointment, Dr.