My son and my best friend’s son had the exact same rare birthmark – I thought my husband had betrayed me, but the truth turned out to be far worse.

sitting on the hallway floor.

He sat beside me, not touching me at first.

After a long time, he asked, “Are we going to be okay?”

I stared into the dark.

It was such a simple question, and I hated it because there was no clean answer.

Finally, I said, “I don’t know.”

He nodded.

I said, “I can be furious at my father and still continue reading …