We stood there in silence for a few minutes. The look on his face confused me. It was as if he wanted to confess something but didn't quite dare to say it.

I wasn't going to ask. The last thing I wanted to hear was another confession of love from him. Maybe people wouldn't understand and might think I was cruel, but I had loved him deeply. I had been in love with him and dreamed that one day we would have a family together. I had placed my hopes and plans in a life by his side, and he hadn't b