"You gave up less than two months in!" She accused bitterly. Melody hadn't had to consider anyone outside of herself before. Where she thought she was acting selflessly, he saw it as an unforgivable act. Where she thought it was prudent to give him space, he saw as her purposely remaining distant. Marriage was an adjustment for them both, and he'd given her no slack to make mistakes.

No. Instead he disappeared to Timbuktu for days at a time.

"I didn't ... " Again, she was about to repeat herself from the argument days before. But, she could think of little else to say. "I thought it was best if you didn't know - I realize now it wasn't. I understand. I just. It's a baby - our baby, and I was trying to minimize the impact, I guess. Talking about it made it real in a way I wasn't ready for it to be, and I fucked up." Talking about it made her resent having to make this decision at all, regardless of whether or not she wanted the pregnancy.

"I'm learning. I never had to think with someone else before." She said finally.