At James' home, as Caryn headed to bed, she noticed James standing by the window, looking outside. The mild rain had already started.
She knew him well and couldn't help but ask, "Anything troubling you?"
He kept quiet for a while before replying, his expression and voice solemn and regretful, "Today, when I saw Natalie and Justin, I thought how it would have felt to be by your side when you were having Natalie. I should have been by your side to take care of you... to take care of our child…"
There was a silence between them—a silence for lost things that couldn't be returned.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I can't return those days to you."
He finally looked at her. "I'm not blaming you. Just a regret that you had to do it all alone, while I was unaware of your struggles."
