You told her you didn’t love her.”

“I know exactly what I said to her, Paige,” I said.

“Then why are you standing here looking like a man who just lost his whole life?” she asked.

I turned my hand over and pulled the leather glove tighter over my knuckles.

Under the leather, I spun the plain gold wedding band around my finger twice.

“Stay by this door,” I said.

“I’m going to talk to the attending doctor.”