Better Off Dead

I was married to Kieran, but that didn’t fill my heart with a whole lot of confidence right now. What was a piece of legal paper against the woman whose memories occupied the better part of his life? I didn’t even have the right to be jealous—she came first. I stared down at my lap, my heart in a mess. The doorbell rang. I leapt at the chance to escape from the reunion scene. Eimile was pacing on the front steps and gnawing on her fingernails. She pushed past me the moment I opened the door. Conor caught me before I lost my balance and fell. ‘Sarah!’ Eimile was crying before she’d reached the living room. She launched herself into Sarah’s arms and wept. Sarah looked confused for a moment, then she slowly put her arms around Eimile, and stroked the girl’s back like she did with Mia. Conor huffed out a breath. He stuck both hands into his pockets, turned around and walked down the front steps. I glanced back into the living room, then followed him out promptly. Standing on the driveway s