Chapter 70

His

s drilled into mine, a deep concern veiling them, “Can’t it be for any other reason?”

“Like what?” I couldn’t deny I was fishing for something more.

His lips barely moved as he spoke, “I just want you to be well.”

“…Sounds like something you’d say at a family Thanksgiving dinner.”

A thought flickered through my mind, and before I knew it, a smile crept up, “Save it for Timothy’s birthday bash next month.”

Wishing me health. Wishing himself a lifetime of happiness with Margaret?

When the nurse came to draw my blood, I instinctively pulled back as she disinfected my arm, my body tensing up.

I was scared. I’d always been scared.

As a kid, it was always Dad who held me, with Mom gripping my other hand, coaxing me through every needle and every blood draw.

And there were always rewards.

But over these past years, my health had been decent. A common cold here, some over-the-counter meds there – hardly ever needing blood drawn.

never really faded. But fear or not, was grown up now, without my

“Don’t be afraid.”

thumb gently caressing the back of my hand as he soothingly whispering, “I’m here

“You being

doesn’t make it hurt any

if it hurts. I’ll bear the pain with

me, now half-kneeling by my side, filling my heart and yet, stirring a pang of sadness. I murmured, “But you can’t stay with

too low, he didn’t catch it. “What did you say?”

shook my head.

better kept inside than voiced.

the blood draw, I was off to the

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Bryant waited outside.

the gel, then handed me tissue to

knew Bryant would find out about the pregnancy sooner or

soon.

I was as the examining doctor smiled at me, “Mrs.

“I… know.”

together, “How’s the baby developing?”

baby’s doing great, nine weeks now. Look, you can already see tiny hands

“Really…”

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