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33 We're all adults here

(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 be old

her bags towards the kitchen. "I'll

look at each other like

right, you know." Phillip

mean I thought we had this all sorted," I

is different now, since

I nod.

looking confused. "Found out what? Is your

"Let's sit down."

your daughter biologically, Jayden. She needs blood with a certain rare genetic marker to help her through her operations. They want to test any close living relatives."

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the fuck? I mean I guessed she probably was my daughter. But

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

challenge that in court with the blood

you wanted to be an asshole," Phillip

They face each other.

for this show of jealousy or power or whatever it is. Right now, I need to know if you are willing to get your

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

he picks up

is a match and she won't donate?" He says what

defends her. "She'd

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

I know. But she has a heart in there and she's done all of this

don't want Abby being raised in that environment. Now I

my life before the accident. But she's my mother. I have to believe she will do the right thing

me. I'm not putting my kid through that. That's why Phillip is the father. Even if I still loved you, Jayden, I can never be with

Phillip sit

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

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