Chapter 46

Sally didn’t look too happy when we got there, maybe because she’d lost some money playing cards. Right in front of Jared, she started ranting angrily about her friends from poker.

Making sure I couldn’t see, Jared quickly reached out a bank card and slipped it into Sally’s hand.

Sally’s face immediately lit up. “Jared, Yvonne is sleeping upstairs. Go check on her.”

Jared looked at me and said, “Go bring Yvonne down. Then let’s get out of here.”

I rushed upstairs and found Yvonne lying in bed, breathing a bit heavily, and her face was red.

I placed my hand on her forehead and found she was burning up. I picked her up right away.

Still groggy, Yvonne called out “Mommy” a couple of times. Her little hands clutched tightly around my neck. “Mommy, I don’t feel good.”

over and took Yvonne from me. As soon as he held her, he realized she had a

my, I didn’t know. We

saying

and grabbed my arm. “Is Jared mad at me? Yvonne was running around all afternoon. I

I tried to

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busy that night, and since we didn’t call ahead, we had

suddenly threw up. She was so scared, she started crying loudly, clinging to Jared, her face pale. “Daddy,

ached as he comforted her. “No, sweetheart, you’re not going to die. You just caught

“But you

you?” Yvonne cried even harder. “I don’t want a baby brother. I just want you and

at me, and I immediately said seriously, “Yvonne, don’t be so bossy. Whether we have another baby or not is up to your dad and me, not

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