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(Winona)

"Phillip! I never expected you back today."

"Clearly."

"This isn't what it looks like," I explained.

"Isn't it?" Jayden pipes up.

"Shush. You're only making things worse," I reprimand Jayden.

"Not sure they could get much worse than finding my partner kissing her ex-husband." Phillip shakes his 'head.

"Trust me. It could." Jayden challenges him.

They glare at each other like they are arguing over their prize marble.

"Both of you stop it."

"You stop it." They both say back to me at the same time.

I hear the door and footsteps. Who now?

Anne sticks her head through the living room doorway and surveys the situation. "I'll set the table for three."

"I'm not staying for dinner," Jayden says.

"Me neither," Phillip says.

"One day that child will be

heads with her bags towards the

look at each other like we're teenagers

right, you know." Phillip speaks

I mean I thought we

is different now,

I nod.

out what? Is your daughter going

"Let's sit down."

biologically, Jayden. She needs blood with a certain rare genetic marker to help her

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jumps back up. "What the fuck? I mean I guessed she probably was my daughter. But I didn't want

is legally her father. He will still be raising her." I look at Phillip. "If

court

be an asshole," Phillip snaps and stands up

They face each other.

whatever it is. Right now, I need to

about Judy having the same blood as Abby. "Your mother?" "Well, of

and he picks up on

if she is a match and she won't

Jayden defends her. "She'd do anything for a

pregnant. That's part of why I left. You couldn't protect me like you used to

But she has a heart in there and she's done

Abby being raised in that environment. Now I

my life before the accident. But she's my mother. I have to believe

through that. That's why Phillip is the

Phillip sit

much I loved you." Jayden says, "but a lot has changed. I'm seeing that now. You and Phillip are good together. Good for Abby. I won't stand in your way. I may never get my memory

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