WHILE PREGNANT, I ATTENDED A POTTERY PARTY THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE.

I glanced at Ava, uncomfortable at the strange parallel to my circumstances. I showed the woman a photo of Tess, Malcolm, and me, and her affirmation made my whole world go haywire. Malcolm had fathered a child with this woman in addition to cheating on me.

I burst out of the room in disbelief, tears running down my cheeks. Malcolm broke up our marriage by confirming the affair. Five weeks from now, I’ll give birth, and in the meanwhile, I have to deal with the heartbreaking truths of infidelity, divorce, and the introduction of a stepbrother.

My priorities continue to be raising my kids in a loving environment and protecting them from the consequences of their father’s conduct while I manage this unexpected turn of events.