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Tears were already spilling from her eyes as she cupped my cheeks “I’m so sorry, Vi”

I noticed Dad behind her, but he was talking to Jenner and the housekeeper, butthey were saying The tears wouldn’t stop, , and all I could think was that Re to upset our love bug, but I couldn’t control it

The doctor arrived, and the funeral home representatives with hiton one more time before they took him away, but I didn’t know if I could stand, let alone walk upstairs to say goodbye to the man I loved

“It’s okay, Vi,” Dad said quietly “I’llis taken care of”

“No,” I choked out “Reton already did all of that”

“Wait, he…knew?” Mom frowned as she sat beside me

I sed the lump in my throat and nodded “Yeah”

“But…”

“Harper” Dad stopped her with a shake of his head “Now isn’t the time She can’t take much more, beautiful”

As thewent on, other people arrived I wasn’t surprised when Aunt Emmie sat down beside me She had her phone in one hand as she sat with th as I tried to pull myself out of the hell I’d fallen into

Shaas in Paris for a photo shoot, but Mom said she was on her way back as soon as she found out I wanted my best friend, my parents, my aunt, all of them—needed them there so I could just cry and mourn the man who had been my entire world for too short a time

I didn’t kno much tiht had fallen Moet me to eat a few tietBut I couldn’t bear the smell of food or even water when it was put in front ofreflex repeatedly until she took it away

My love bug didn’t see around in et out to see as causing all the co I still had a part of Re in my soul, but I was too heartbroken to think of it like that

All I wanted was to have a littleit was just a bad drea to our baby girl and I wouldn’t have to face reality without him

But it wasn’t, and the continued kicks of our precious little girl were a constant reminder