chapter 27(2)

Everly “Yeah, well, she thinks you left because she can't have kids.” “Well, if she would let me explain, that wasn't the reason I left.” “Then why did you leave?” Ava asks, her tone coming off as defensive. He looks back in the windows, ensuring the kids aren't listening. “Macey said she never wanted kids. She made that clear. I thought I could change her mind. When she finally told me, I felt a little angry that she didn't tell me right away, but more because I had been bugging her about kids for weeks and hurting her the whole time!” He groans. “I even went and bought baby stuff. I wondered why she got so angry and tossed it out. Then the next day, she told me, and I haven't heard from her since,” he says. “It’ll work out,” I tell him. “Yeah, but I feel like shit! My sister went through IVF for years before having Sam. Had I known, I wouldn't have pushed so hard, or at all. My sister hated when people mentioned anything baby- related or asked when she would have kids. I became one o