calamity of so long life.

“I don’t want to be here anymore… Let’s go to Italy. Start over. Please?”

“Yes, I think that’s a good idea. I think coming here was the bad idea.”

“But during? While it was happening? Where was I?”

“It was...enjoyable. I don’t know where you were. It was just me, and then she came in.”

“No, it shouldn’t have… Tell me one more thing. Did you enjoy it?”

“After the fact? No, I didn’t.”

“I feel like I’m going to be sick…”

“I’m sorry this happened. It shouldn’t have.”

“Don’t twist my words. I meant your history with her. She’s Izzy’s mother. Surely that counts for something in your mind. She has more of a claim to her than I do and she had your heart first.”

“If you’re saying that I care about her, I do. But I don’t want to sleep with her. I wouldn’t want to knowingly jeopardize our relationship like that.”

“I want to believe you… Truly, I do. But given your history…”

“My history? Of what? Cheating on you? Oh, that’s right. I haven’t ever cheated on you.”

“Oh, don’t give me that worried father bullshit. Were you thinking of the baby when you fucked her?”

“I was thinking of you! I thought it was you! I wouldn’t have done that otherwise, you know that. I hadn’t even seen her in weeks before that happened.”

“…Two weeks? Two fucking weeks? Of course I would be upset! But here’s something you should know. I’m more upset now than I would have been two fucking weeks ago! You kept it from me!”

“Greta... Greta, calm down. I know you’re mad at me, but think of the baby.”

“Don’t. Do not touch me! When did this happen? How long have you been keeping this from me?”

“It happened two weeks ago. I wanted to tell you, I just didn’t know how. I knew you would be upset.”

“Her ap-appearance…Did she not sound the same? Smell the same? How could she know detail of my body that you claim to have memorized? And what of our child?”

“Everything was exactly the same, like a copy of you. It was your voice, she even looked pregnant. I only knew it was her after she revealed herself.”

“H-how could you? No, don’t answer. You say it was magic?”

“Yes, it was magic. There was no way she could have completely changed her appearance without it.”

“I’m sorry, I think I misheard. What was that again?”

“Johanna and I had sex. She looked identical to you.”

Johanna let out a soft chuckle, looking around the room. “Now that sounds a little mad. Even for me. You really can’t be that mad, are you? You gave in to me. Is that so hard to believe?”