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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.

with each other." Anne lectures us. "One day that child will be old enough to understand all this, so you all better have

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

at each other like we're teenagers caught smoking

right, you know." Phillip

I thought we

different now,

I nod.

looking confused. "Found out what? Is your

"Let's sit down."

Jayden. She needs blood with a certain rare

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

be raising her." I look at Phillip.

challenge that in court with the

be an asshole," Phillip snaps

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?"

runs cold. I hadn't even thought about Judy having the same blood

Phillip, and he picks up

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

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

You couldn't protect me like you used to with her. I don't think

shocked. "Look, she is very full on and very controlling, I know. But she has a heart in

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 from Abby and you. She's definitely unhinged when it comes to her son," Phillip

lied to me about my life before the accident. But

not putting my kid through that. That's why Phillip is the father. Even if I still loved you, Jayden, I

and Phillip

now. You and Phillip are good together. Good for Abby. I won't stand in your way. I may

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