hundred and sixt

Sarah count

sed since Ethan's

ars of

d less, his visits filled with hur

er now, a Van

shadow in his lif

small apartment, t

der, more ti

new. Another delay. Another

e pleased with EJ. But now

ared at

it. A boy and a girl. For th

she asked, h

to meet her eyes. "Th

word felt like

r this. This is the last thin

r her, but sh

ed to do, Ethan?

d, his voice low. "But I l

word felt

nanny to EJ durin

ad arra

nce," Ethan had said. "So

the cold eyes of Mrs. Peterson, the housekeeper, and the

ady reflecting the family's attitude to

unthinkabl

ssed her

confi

nant. With E

rked within her. Maybe this would chan

an, her hand

ith joy, but with a disma

e whispered. "This.

t g

pregnant again. They're... they're ecstatic. They said this thir

ndchild. Fr

ny spark o

eyes pleading for underst

ates everythi