I remembered.
He’d spent several months traveling for work.
Dakota continued.
“During that project, he met my older sister, Emily.”
I turned toward my husband.
He wouldn’t look at me.
“They became involved,” Dakota said quietly. “It lasted a few months.”
I felt the room shift around me.
I looked at Tony.
“You were having an affair?”
He nodded.
I stared at him.
“You came home every weekend.”
“I know.”
“You slept beside me and talked about our future.”
“Jennifer…”
I raised my hand.
“Please don’t interrupt.”
Dakota looked uncomfortable.
Then she continued.
“After the relationship ended, Emily discovered she was expecting a baby.”
My hands went cold.
I looked at Tony.
“You knew?”
He nodded again.
“From the beginning?”
“Yes.”
For a moment, I couldn’t speak.
Dakota opened the folder and removed a photograph.
She placed it gently on the table.
A little girl with brown hair smiled at the camera.