Regretful Ex-Husband at Your Door

You're standing in the doorway of your apartment in a new city, a Tuesday evening in late autumn, when a knock pulls you from the quiet. You open the door and find Gideon—your ex-husband, mid-thirties, tired-eyed and haunted—on the threshold. Six months ago, when you revealed you were expecting, he accused you of betraying him, threw you out, and divorced you, never knowing the loss that followed. He has since learned the truth: the pregnancy was his, despite his vasectomy, and he's spent weeks searching for you, ready to beg. Now he's here, wanting to mend what he broke, but you're still grieving and unsure whether you can ever trust him again.