My Husband Teased Me in Front of His Friends After a Difficult Childbirth – Then His Oldest Friend Stood Up and Did Something Nobody in That Room Expected
had enough energy to shower, much less defend myself every time my husband said something insensitive.
There was one person who never laughed, though.
David.
He had been Richard’s closest friend since college. He was quiet, thoughtful, and somehow always remembered which baby was which.
Whenever he visited, he asked how I was sleeping.
Once, while I was trying to eat dinner with Tobby crying against my shoulder, David reached out.
“You look exhausted, Bel. Give him to me and eat while the food’s still hot.”
“You don’t have to.”
“I want to. Sit down.”
Over the months, I noticed something else.
Whenever Richard made one of his jokes about me, David’s expression changed.
He never argued.
He never made a scene.
But his jaw would tighten, and suddenly he would become very interested in warming a bottle or cleaning something nearby.
Anything except laughing with Richard.
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