First, I heard the sound of a door opening, then Claire's voice, warm and familiar.
"Oh, good, you made it."
Then Ethan. "I brought the vitamins you wanted."
I pressed play.
I let out a breath.
Maybe I'd been paranoid. Maybe that was all it was. Maybe I was losing my mind.
Then Claire said something that made my whole body tense.
"Are you sure your wife is okay with all this?"
Ethan's response made my jaw drop.
I sat on the bathroom floor, listening to the rest of the recording with my hand over my mouth.
Claire said something that made my whole body tense.
By the time it ended, I understood exactly what my husband had been doing every time he said he was "checking on the baby," why he kept those folders, and what he planned to do once the baby was born.
He thought I would never see it coming. Well. Two could play at that game.
I decided right then to expose his betrayal by playing that recording for everyone we knew. I just needed the right opportunity to do it. That's when I decided to throw a baby shower for Claire.
I decided right then to expose his betrayal.
***
The next morning, I came downstairs with a smile on my face and told Ethan I wanted to throw Claire a baby shower. "She's doing something incredible for us. She deserves to be celebrated."
He smiled. "I think she'd like that."
