I was nine months pregnant when the divorce papers arrived.

Not during a dramatic confrontation.
Not in the middle of some explosive argument.

They were delivered by courier.

The doorbell rang on a dull gray Thursday morning while I was slowly waddling down the hallway, one hand pressed against my lower back, the other steadying myself on the wall because my center of gravity had completely disappeared.

When I opened the door, a young delivery driver smiled politely and held out a clipboard.

“Signature required.”

His voice was cheerful, like he was delivering a sweater I’d ordered online.

I signed.

Then I closed the door and opened the envelope.

Inside were divorce papers.

My husband, Grant Ellis, had filed three days earlier.