His eyes fall to my swollen belly with a look of longing. Then, with his hands still cuffed together, he finally begins to speak.

"I want to ask for your forgiveness—for everything I did to you. I know I was a complete bastard…"

"And you're just realizing that now?" I snap bitterly.

"No," he admits, "I’ve known for a long time that I never deserved you. I just couldn’t bring myself to say it out loud. When you asked for a divorce, I got furious. I thought you had cheated on me with ...