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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.

adults here. It's time you all sat down and were honest with each other." Anne lectures us. "One day that child will be old enough to understand all this, so you all better have your shit sorted

her bags towards the kitchen. "I'll

each other like we're teenagers caught

right, you know."

mean I thought we had this all sorted," I

everything is different now, since we

I nod.

looking confused. "Found out what?

"Let's sit down."

all settled 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 her through her operations. They want

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back up. "What the fuck? I mean I guessed she probably was my daughter. But I didn't want to mess her around. I wanted to just let you and Phillip

her father. He will still be raising her." I

that in court with the blood tests," Jayden

you wanted to be an asshole," Phillip snaps

They face each other.

to know if you are willing to get your blood tested, Jayden?" "Of course

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

at Phillip, and he picks up on my

a match and she won't

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

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

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

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

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

and Phillip sit

You and Phillip are good

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