I Came Home Early and Found My Pregnant Wife on the Floor—Then I Saw the Notes She Had Been Keeping About My Mother

My mother froze.

“You weren’t expecting me home.”

“Julian…”

I walked to the bedroom she had been using.

She had lived with us for three years.

What was initially supposed to be a few months after her divorce had become permanent.

I pulled out her red suitcase.

“What are you doing?”