When My Husband Pocket-Dialed Me

once.

The sound surprised everyone, including me.

“A mistake?”

He stepped toward me, but my father stood immediately.

Mark stopped.

“Audrey,” he pleaded, “I was confused. Things between us have been hard. The baby situation, your grief, your father always being involved—”

“My mother’s death is not your excuse,” I said.

His mouth closed.

“And our struggle to continue reading …