That\u2019s when my hand started to tremble slightly. What was wrong? What was he hiding? I just lay there quietly, trying not to move.<\/p>\n
After a while, he stood up and left the room. I heard him speak in the living room\u2014weakly, as if he were talking to himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to. I didn\u2019t mean to. But I should have said it right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt my chest tighten. In our ten years of marriage, I had never thought that he could be hiding something so deeply.<\/p>\n
The next day, I acted as if I hadn\u2019t heard anything. I prepared breakfast, even joked with him, but the worry in his eyes was obvious. It was as if he wanted to talk but was holding back.<\/p>\n
All week, he had been quiet. Always deep in thought, always as if he was carrying a heavy burden. That\u2019s when I started to get really nervous. I wondered if there was a woman\u2026 or if he had committed a tragedy\u2026 or if he was sick and didn\u2019t want to tell anyone.<\/p>\n
One night, after the kids had eaten dinner and gone to bed, I asked him.<\/p>\n
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