“I’m tired, Sam.”
But she wouldn’t even look at me.
It was too late.
***
The days after Lily came home blurred together. Claire barely held her.
“Claire, talk to me,” I said one night, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Whatever it is, we can fix it.”
She turned her face into the pillow. “You can’t fix this.”
“Then let me try.”
“Please. Just give me time.”
I told myself it was postpartum until I started noticing the hushed phone calls from the laundry room.
I should have asked who was on the other end. By morning, it was too late.
“I’ll be back.”
***
The following morning I reached for my wife, and my hand found cold sheets.
The bassinet was empty. Claire’s keys were gone. Her phone went straight to voicemail.
I called my mom — she lived next door — and asked her to come stay with the boys.
Minutes later, our oldest found me standing in the kitchen.
“Dad? Where’s Mom?”
“Grandma’s coming over. I’m going to find her.”
“She’s not here.”
***
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