97

MAXINE

My jaw must have been touching the floor. I couldn't hold back my surprise. I was short of words. Of all the things bothering her, I had never considered that Tobias cheating was one of them.

"What?" I asked. "How did you find out?"

For as long as I've known Tobias, I never for once thought that he was that kind of person. He seemed upright, with good values.

Well, I guess I wouldn't know. I had never really been in a relationship with him. Ella was the one. So, I wouldn't know what he was like when someone was in a relationship with him.

"I… just feel so. He comes home later than usual. He doesn't talk much with me anymore. I…" Her eyes glistened with fresh tears. "I don't even think he wants the baby anymore."

"Oh, Ella," I said, immediately wrapping my arms around her and pulling her to my side. "Don't say that. Of course, Tobias wants the baby. He could never not want it."

She wiped her tears and pulled away from me. "Then why is he acting this way? He suddenly just changed