Love Unspoken

Quinn's body stiffened, a flush of heat rising to her cheeks as she purposefully averted her gaze from his. With a gentle strength, he lifted her, carrying her into the bathroom and gently placing her in the tub.

Her fingers twitched anxiously, fiddling in a nervous dance. She was reluctant to comply due to the discomfort gnawing at her abdomen. Yet, she knew she had no right to refuse.

The warm water cascaded over her head, soaking her instantly. His actions were indeed to help her bathe, yet his intentions seemed to extend beyond the act itself.Quinn endured the discomfort, and by the end, she couldn't recall how she'd fallen into a deep slumber.

In her hazy state, she thought she heard him whisper something close to her ear.

She wasn't certain, but it sounded like "Let's have a baby."

With half-closed eyes, she stared at his blurred face hovering above her. Then, she lost all strength and succumbed to the encroaching darkness. 'He would never say something like that. I must be too exhausted and beginning to hear things.' When she awoke again, daylight filled the room. She glanced at her cell phone and realized it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

her lower abdomen. Biting back the discomfort, she changed her clothes and popped

freshening up in the bathroom, she was ready to head out for work. In the kitchen, Juliet was already prepping lunch. Quinn was about to tell

a man and a woman standing outside, both around their late forties or early fifties. They were

chuckle. "I'm Ariel. I'm

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her hand, she gestured, "I don't know who you're looking for." The man seemed surprised by her sign language. 'Quinn is a mute? Or is she

Juliet emerged, "Quinn, I thought I heard someone" Her words cut off as the spatula she was holding clattered to the floor with

for her. "Mom, there you are! We've been looking all over

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but also anger, her chest heaving wildly. "What are you doing here? Get out!" Juliet, picking up the fallen spatula, started to shoo them away. The man calmly caught the spatula. "Mom, what's this about? We finally find you,