Chapter 56

Years earlier... Melinda and her husband were driving home late that night after receiving disturbing news from the doctor that they had visited a few towns over. Melinda had had three miscarriages in the last few years and from what the doctor told them, it didn’t look like they would be able to have children. Jason looked over at his wife who was weeping quietly in the corner of her seat. It broke his heart to see his wife so upset. Yes, it devastated him that they couldn’t conceive but that didn’t make him love his wife any less. There were plenty of other options for them to look into before giving up. “Mel, please, you haven’t stopped crying since we left the clinic.” “I-I’m sorry, Jason. I w-want a baby,” she hiccupped. He reached and gently brushed the back of his hand against his wife’s cheek. “I know, dear, but we still have other options that we can look into.” She nodded as she continued to sniffle, trying to calm herself down. Mel looked up at the road ahead and