ustled me into Susan's

looking uncomfort

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the whir of the machine. I

een. "There's your littl

like a hawk's. "And? The

, then smiled faintly. "Con

ver me, quickly masked. My

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d, turning away. "Wel

a sigh escaping hi

lent. The pretense of fa

ngly fast. Tom, with his legal conn

less" female baby with me, before

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ely dry on the

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ling," she

visibly pregnant – maybe four or f

essica. Mark's future. And she," Brenda patted Jessica's sto

ath hi

Mark's

a mistress. A long-term affair. And his whole family

Their eagerness for the divorce

my eyes, clearly uncomfortable

lightly ashamed, but he stoo

new layer of betrayal wash

ark's phone rang. He answ

ow did they f

Mom, it's... it's Kevin's guys. The loan shar

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