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Chapter 23

third try, three times I’d attempted to tell Bryant about my pregnancy, and each time I got the cold shoulder.

it just wasn’t meant to be.

was relieved that I never got the chance to tell him, which would make our

into him post-divorce were slim to none in a city as vast as

kid wants a deadbeat dad. Keeping it from him is

arms with me, steering us toward the parking lot. “Your car’s at Dave’s Garage, getting fixed after that nasty crash. It’ll take about a week. I’ll go with Until then, just hit me up

to pick it u go, and your driver, Christine, is at

but laugh and cry at the same time. “You’ll hover around me all day,

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and here you are, talking about driving. In your dreams,” Christine playfully scolded, stopping herself

was pregnant and put it back. “I was thinking we could visit the cemetery, but with the shock you’ve had, plus being pregnant, better not. Focus on settling things with Bryant for now. Once everything’s settled, we can pay respects to your folks.”

good.” I agreed.

home anymore. Someone else would live there, erasing every trace of me. Soon enough, Bryant would probably forget about me, the person once in

home, I realized my phone was o dead. Charging it, I saw many missed calls. They were all from Bryant. It was the first time he’d called

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