*Michael*

"God dammit, Marmie," I said, staring down at my phone where my ex's name was glowing on the screen.

"Are you really going to answer that right now?" Shelby asked me, obviously frustrated.

I had no idea how much having a baby weighed on Shelby, and I knew taking a phone call right now would land me a one-way ticket to the dog house. So I silenced the call and shoved my phone back into my pocket.

"I’m so ...