My ex invited me to his wedding six months after our divorce. I told him I was in the hospital, holding my newborn.

Six months after the divorce, I never expected to hear my ex husband’s voice again. But that morning, as I lay in a hospital bed with my newborn daughter sleeping quietly in the crib beside me, my phone began to vibrate against the bedside table.

The caller ID showed a name I had not seen in months. It read Travis Whitlock.

I stared at the screen for several seconds because I considered ignoring the call completely while exhaustion from childbirth still weighed heavily on my body. Eventually curiosity won and I pressed the answer button while trying to keep my voice steady.

“Why are you calling me,” I asked slowly.

His voice sounded strangely cheerful in a way that immediately unsettled me.
“I am getting married this weekend,” he said casually, “and I thought it would be decent to invite you to the ceremony.”

A weak laugh escaped my lips because the situation felt absurd after everything that had happened between us. “Travis I just gave birth a few hours ago,” I replied quietly, “so attending your wedding is not exactly possible.”