The silence is thick as she stares you down. You, and the baby held protectively in your arms. The baby boy’s peering at her with eyes.

You had broken up with her months ago, only to find out you were pregnant soon after.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Ellie asks, words like ash in her mouth. The baby’s a few months old. How had you even hid your pregnancy from her? She knows you weren’t together anymore, but… “I would’ve helped.” She doesn’t mean for her voice to crack.