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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.

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

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

look at each other like we're teenagers

know." Phillip

we had

now, since

I nod.

is looking confused. "Found out what? Is your daughter going to

"Let's sit down."

the sofa and armchairs I address Jayden. "Abby is 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

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I guessed she probably was my daughter. But I didn't want to mess her

still be raising her." I look

I could challenge that in court with the blood tests," Jayden

to be an asshole,"

They face each other.

time for this show of jealousy or power or whatever it is. Right now, I need to know if you are willing to get your blood tested, Jayden?" "Of course I will. And

runs cold. I hadn't even thought about Judy having the same blood as Abby. "Your mother?" "Well, of course.

stare at Phillip, and he picks up

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

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

couldn't protect me like you used to with her. I don't think you realize how much she hates me being with you." It's time Jayden

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

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."

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

is the

and Phillip

that now. You and Phillip are good together. Good for

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