Chapter 46

Sally didn’t look too happy when we got there, maybe because she’d lost some money playing cards. Right in front of Jared, she started ranting angrily about her friends from poker.

Making sure I couldn’t see, Jared quickly reached out a bank card and slipped it into Sally’s hand.

Sally’s face immediately lit up. “Jared, Yvonne is sleeping upstairs. Go check on her.”

Jared looked at me and said, “Go bring Yvonne down. Then let’s get out of here.”

I rushed upstairs and found Yvonne lying in bed, breathing a bit heavily, and her face was red.

I placed my hand on her forehead and found she was burning up. I picked her up right away.

Still groggy, Yvonne called out “Mommy” a couple of times. Her little hands clutched tightly around my neck. “Mommy, I don’t feel good.”

I came down the stairs, Jared came over and took Yvonne from me. As soon as he held her, he realized

She’s sick? Oh my, I didn’t know. We need to get her to the

darkened, and without saying another word,

rushed over and grabbed my arm. “Is Jared mad at me? Yvonne was running around all afternoon. I had no idea she

chill.” I tried to comfort her, and

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to the hospital. It was pretty busy that night, and since we didn’t call ahead, we had to wait in line. Luckily, the line moved quickly, and after about

loudly, clinging to Jared, her face pale. “Daddy, am

her. “No, sweetheart, you’re not going to die. You just

“But you

Mommy still want a baby brother, don’t you?” Yvonne cried even harder. “I don’t want a baby

and I immediately said seriously, “Yvonne, don’t be so bossy. Whether we have another baby

want that. I don’t want him to take your love.” Yvonne, likely feverish and confused,

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