I Watched My Daughter Erase Her Father
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The last time Adrian and I fought about Sophie Bennett, we didn't realize our daughter was standing right outside the door.
"Don't forget how Ellie got here in the first place. If you hadn't trapped me with a pregnancy, there wouldn't have been a wedding. So yes, goddamn it—I wish Sophie's boy was mine."
After that night, Ellie stopped asking for Adrian. She invited George to her preschool field day. She gave the Father's Day present she'd made to our bodyguard.
Then, one day, a business associate teased me about when I was going to give Ellie a younger sibling.
Ellie scrambled out of her playroom. "Mom, you should have it with Uncle Victor! I want a baby brother that belongs to you and Uncle Victor!."
The sharp crash of shattering porcelain echoed from the upstairs landing. Adrian stood there, pale, staring at the cake he'd dropped.
"I broke Ellie's cake," he said. "I'll go get another piece."
He turned and fled down the hallway, disappearing before either of us could say a word.
"Don't forget how Ellie got here in the first place. If you hadn't trapped me with a pregnancy, there wouldn't have been a wedding. So yes, goddamn it—I wish Sophie's boy was mine."
After that night, Ellie stopped asking for Adrian. She invited George to her preschool field day. She gave the Father's Day present she'd made to our bodyguard.
Then, one day, a business associate teased me about when I was going to give Ellie a younger sibling.
Ellie scrambled out of her playroom. "Mom, you should have it with Uncle Victor! I want a baby brother that belongs to you and Uncle Victor!."
The sharp crash of shattering porcelain echoed from the upstairs landing. Adrian stood there, pale, staring at the cake he'd dropped.
"I broke Ellie's cake," he said. "I'll go get another piece."
He turned and fled down the hallway, disappearing before either of us could say a word.















































