When There Is Nothing Left But Love

In comparison, peace and harmony were what’s best.

That night, I stayed at Glenwood Apartments and had a pretty good night’s sleep. I didn’t even hear Summer crying from hunger in the middle of the night.

It was only the following day when Jackson asked me if Summer’s crying had bothered me that I found out.

I shook my head and yawned. “After breakfast,” I said as I looked at him, “remember to accompany me to the hospital.”

Jackson rolled his eyes. “Don’t even think about it. You broke it off for four months; how could you show up when you want to.”

Nick was done in the kitchen. He emerged, clad in a tailor-made suit, and looked very dashing. When Jackson and I came out, he said, “I’ll go into the office in a while. It’s a busy time as we took on some new projects. Here’s some breakfast for you and Summer.”

I nodded and noticed that he slid an egg very carefully onto Jackson’s plate. I felt curious. How did they end up together?

Nick caught me looking. “Doesn’t look appetizing?” he said.

I shook my head and changed the subject. “Did John leave a young lady at your company?”

Jackson pondered for a moment. “Are you referring to the one called Yvonne?”

“That’s her.” I nodded.

going on right now with them. John

What?

say

me frown. “It’s her first day today. Do you

I replied. “I was

I had some breakfast, and I pestered him again to take

hour later, we were at

sat opposite the doctor’s office. I asked sheepishly, “Doctor, it was four months since I delivered my child. Since she died,

glance to Jackson at my side and the child in his arms, and said, “Under normal circumstances, that would be impossible. Of course, there is a small chance to, as many new mothers are

she continued. “We don’t recommend that you go for specialized therapy, but you could let your husband give it a go.

for the full meaning of her words to register on me. I blushed furiously and was about to retort but I stopped myself. Instead, I chose to disregard that part. “What do

but I could write you a prescription for the ingredients. Other people prefer massages, but we won’t recommend you doing that. It’s been four months for you; if the masseuse is overly heavy-handed,

handing it to me, she added, “This process would require positivity and decent sleep to work. Make sure

flushed in the face. After thanking the gynecologist,

a cough and he turned to me. “This will take a toll on your body. Summer has been on milk powder for three months, and other than being slightly frail for

prescription, I pursed my lips. “Summer is my child. If I am able to breastfeed her, why shouldn’t I? We owe it to her to try. You wouldn’t want her to be

the doctor said that it could harm you. Four months is a pretty long time. It would be difficult to start again

end the conversation. I reached over and took Summer from