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"He?" He smiled and his gaze traveled between my face and the road a couple of times before he fixed it on the road again.

"Yeah," I dragged and bit my lip. I totally forgot to inform him. "We did the scan and it's a boy."

His brows hiked up as he faced me. "You did, didn't you?"

I winced. "I'm sorry I didn't inform you. I forgot."

He nodded. And silence descended again.

I wondered if he was mad as I looked at the side of his face. Apart from his sudden silence, there was no sign that he was. So I brushed it off. I didn't want to add another worry to the lists of worries on my plate.

I took a deep breath as I turned to look out the window. Suddenly, I felt the baby kick. My eyes widened and I let out a soft gasp.

My gasp must have been louder than I thought because Aiden spared a look my way but he returned his gaze to the road without a word.

I began to worry if he was mad again when my baby kicked the second time. I smiled, wishing I could raise my top and press my palm directly on my stomach, wishing I could see the tiny feet that must be pressed against my tummy right now.

I couldn't wait for his arrival. I'd been counting down. It was just four months left and some days I just wished I'd wake up and it would be my due date.

With each day that passed, drawing me closer to my due date, I was more hopeful that Amie would soon be up and bouncing, playing energetically with Dennis and giggling loudly.

Just a few more months, baby. You'd have a sibling and you'd be healthy again.

As the ride went on, so did the silence. It was starting to get uncomfortable and I was starting to worry again if he was mad so I asked.

"How's Sharon? How's she doing?"

casual way again. As if I was some

was it. No, 'she's really been busy with work,' or 'she sent her

just let

Thank you for insisting on giving me a ride."

He nodded. "It's nothing."

He didn't even smile.

the road. You don't need to

"Okay."

I wanted minimal interaction between us

by the roadside just before our driveway and

the car. I waved at him but his response was a nod as he drove

night. When he was out of sight, I shrugged and began to walk up the driveway. I didn't fail to notice that Dennis' car was nowhere around the

away the best way he thinks we could

he should understand.

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fault that the

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to move on and be fully happy again and this had to happen, disrupting the life I'd imagined would be as perfect as our

it reminded me of the empty house.

I wasn't about

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Dennis and I wouldn't give up on our marriage; our friendship. This is a storm that is bound to come in relationships and we'll pass through it together

make dinner. I'd make his favorite.

than an hour later, I let out a big yawn as

way to the living room, grabbed my phone from

resisted the urge. I didn't want to know how late

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