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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.

and were honest with each other." Anne lectures us. "One day that child will

she heads with her bags towards the kitchen. "I'll check

all look at each other like we're teenagers caught

you know." Phillip

we had this

now, since we found

I nod.

what? Is your daughter

"Let's sit down."

on the sofa and armchairs I address Jayden. "Abby is your daughter biologically, Jayden. She needs blood with a certain rare genetic marker to help

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I mean I guessed she probably was my daughter. But I

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

that in court with the blood tests," Jayden

asshole,"

They face each other.

now, I need to know if you are willing to get your blood

even thought about Judy having the same blood as Abby. "Your mother?" "Well, of course. She's blood-related

Phillip, and he picks up

if she is a match and she won't

her. "She'd

couldn't protect me like you used to with her. I don't think you realize how much she hates

she is very full on and very controlling, I know. But she has a heart in there and she's done all of this

who loved you more than life itself? You ripped me to shreds, Jayden, yet here I am in your arms kissing you. Can't you see how dangerous you are for me? I don't want Abby being raised in that environment. Now I can't risk her life like that." "I think Judy will do everything she can to separate Winona

many things. I know she's lied to me about my life before the accident. But she's my mother.

putting my kid through that. That's why Phillip is the

and Phillip sit down

You and Phillip are good together.

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