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Minutes after Frederick received Marcus’s call, the man was knocking on his door. When Frederick opened it, he was greeted by the sight of his friend and colleague’s battered face.

“Marcus, what happened to you? Who did you fight with?”

“Can I come in?”

“Oh! Right! Come in, come in, my boy. When you called, I didn’t imagine you’d be in this sorry state.”

“Am I that bad?”

“Well, let’s just say your wife isn’t going to miss this.”

“Ah, Frederick… I don’t think I even have a wife anymore. Maybe I never did.”

“Marcus, don’t say stupid things. You have a wonderful woman, and remember, she’s pregnant. She might be irritable now, but that’s the pregnancy. Not all pregnancies are the same, and I imagine carrying twins isn’t easy.” “It’s not the pregnancy. It’s Peter. It’s always been him. He’s always been there. I was just a stand–in.” “Marcus… don’t be ridiculous. You’ve been married to Valerie for fifteen years. Marriage is something you build over time.”

“Frederick, how would you know? You’ve never been married.”

knew your parents and grandparents. Their lives weren’t perfect, with good

someone. Peter is alive. That’s the damn variable.”

for his friend. It was true that his parents and grandparents had their struggles, but none of them involved the shadow of an old love—at least, not as far as he knew.

what’s in

I gave it to you months ago to review. That briefcase has complicated information. You should go through it. Along with the Peter situation, there are other things in there that will change how you

so secretive about that report that you won’t just tell

than you

them at the hospital.

you some pajamas so you can get out

whole

I assume Peter walked away

“Hmmm…”

your face, no. You’re

Frederick. Believe me, for a moment, I really wanted to. But I couldn’t. Can

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like that? She’d never forgive me. She’d see me as

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