I turned onto my side and shut my eyes.
Tomorrow I had the appointment.
Tomorrow I would do what I was supposed to do.
That should've sounded like enough.
It didn't.
The next morning I was dressed before Jade came out.
She smiled when she saw me.
"You really did remember."
"I said I did."
She came over and kissed me, longer this time.
"I appreciate you coming."
"It's our appointment."
The word came out naturally enough.
Our.
She looked pleased by it.
We left a few minutes later.
The drive was easier than I expected. She talked about baby names she'd seen online, about nursery colors, about a friend who swore by one stroller over another.
I answered where I could.
Mostly I listened.
Every so often she'd take my hand at a red light or rest hers on my arm.
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