Matteo's Pov

It’s been two days since we last had a conversation; my wife and I.

Two days of awarding each other some space. Two days of silence, of intense thoughts.

I love her—there’s no doubt about what I feel for her and what lengths I am willing to go for her happiness. And yet, I find myself wallowing in the trenches of guilt and regret.

In the moments when she allowed her vulnerability to surface, confessing her fear of carrying another child, my only thought was that ...