sat on the edge of the bed. As if a clear proof of the life

twisting in her stomach w

tell Nolan. He has every

able, icy face and how he never stood up for h

he eve

resh wave of pain cr

r her. Hadn't called.

p back against the wall a

chi

lightly touched the spot where a sm

aged in

im, or

he type to run away

o many nights feeling lik

ed with silence? Would they feel unwanted like

trem

o

t treat the

ed a notepad after pushing herself up. She pre

la

ou tell a man like hi

ried

care, but I have to tell y

e straightforward and sha

eave the way I did. I wanted you to stop me. But

she forced the las

don't have to be in our child's li

or a long time, blinking b

she tore the p

dy now as she press

't let

made up

had oth

ntiseptic that filled the clinic. As the nurse took her vitals, she sat ri

" the nurse smile

able to respond due

cking clock after the nurse left. Every s

d herself to want this. But here she was, anticipat

r, his kind eyes crinkling as he gave her a comfo

reading cool gel over her stomach. The machine whirred to

und filled

n stronger. A stea

opened

's heartbeat,"the

art ti

k lines on a test. This wasn't just f

as she stared at the ti

ed doubt. Mayb

e felt somethin

o

verwhelming.

rasound image. "Looks like you're about

haky hands. She traced the blurr

Nolan's eyes that night. How he had let h

ved to know. M

hing was

ould never f

lders. She wasn't weak. She wouldn't be the helple

as she looked dow

my love will be

at someone was alr

, the room was filled with shar

s that were piled in front of him. For wee

ion was

f. Their marriage had been nothing but cold

ve, always tested his patience-y

il

his chair and gripped the crystal whi

mself, "she'll ret

e had left-no phone calls, no

...

n fr

rn. She would have made sure she saw and fel

his was som

t. His cell rang. He picked it up and l

he small talk. "Just find her,

er end paused. His in

lread

n st

sed then spoke again

e something. You won't li

ore tightly. His rib thro

u discover?"

came, quiet

s not