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“You’re having a boy?” he asked.
“Yeah,” she answered quietly. “I’m sorry. I don’t tell you this to hurt you.”
“I know.” Despite all they’d been through and how awful things were for a while during the divorce, they had found a way to communicate with each other again. And he was thankful for that. After all, they’d been in each other’s lives for the better part of twenty years and married for fifteen of those.
“I just can’t believe this is happening,” she said.
“I’d like to go see him.”
“Good. Sooner rather than later, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Thanks, Oliver.”
“You’re welcome. And Val?”
“Yeah?”
“Congratulations.”
She was silent for a beat and sniffled.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.”
“Darn these hormones,” she said with a laugh.
He chuckled. “Take care of yourself.”
“I will.”
Oliver sat in silence after they’d hung up. It was a lot to take in. Donny had been like a father to him. His relationship with his parents had never been great and had only worsened after the loss they had suffered. Donny was there for him in a way his parents never were. Even when Oliver didn’t see him for long periods of time, he always knew he could count on Donny to be a listening ear and to give good counsel. His heart ached at the thought of losing him, and then anger welled up within him.
Why did bad things happen to good people?