suffocating. My hands trembled h

nk is fair?" I asked, my

Kevin needs security. This baby needs securit

aid for this apartment, for Kevin's

He just stared at a spot on

It's for the best

apparently

nger this time. It wasn't jus

uestions about my parents' businesses. Kevin's sudden in

d-up to this. A

hardening into something el

erce desire to not just wal

bove all else? Fine

y features into something resembl

kay, I... I need to think

ed, suspicious. Kev

or my hand. I let him take it. His touc

e should do it right. My parents... they're planning a baby shower for us. A b

generous gift. Money, maybe even a n

leaned forward, her cold

asked, a littl

ke this before they give it. It might seem... ungrateful. Maybe we sign it right after

hanged a quick, gre

s sense," Kevin sa

ar. After the shower sounds pe

im satisfaction. T

friend from college. She was a lawyer, sha

ut, "you are not going to believe wha

greement, the demands, and K

d, silent, un

a damn thing. But play along. We're going

eel. It was exactly w

s gone. Now, it wa