I squeeze my eyes shut and take a deep gulp of air; I don’t want to hear this, though I’m not entirely surprised.“It’s too big of a risk to the baby. I can wait ‘til September. You’ll just have to wait, too.” “Think about it, though.If you find out now, I could…I could be there for you.Through all of it.” “Please…don’t do this.”I switch the phone to my other ear, rubbing my temple with my free hand.“It won’t work out.And you know that, Silas.” “Why not?” “Because you’re going to prison.”I say it sarcastically, even though it’s true, because saying it seriously would hurt both of us all the more.Unlike Alex, Silas hadn’t taken the news like a trumpet fanfare, although he hadn’t been devastated like I had, either.He was somewhere in between panic and euphoria: “crazed,”
