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Just then, the examination concluded. The doctor warned of threatened miscarriage but assured timely intervention allowed bed rest to stabilize the

pregnancy.

After thanking the doctor and taking the prenatal medication, Maureen followed Geoffrey back.

“Thanks for today.”

If Geoffrey hadn’t been there when she fell, the consequences would’ve been unthinkable.

Geoffrey felt her hand clutching his sleeve, so he reached out and held it: “You’re my wife, no need to thank me.”

His hand enveloped hers tightly, warm and secure. She glanced at Geoffrey several times before finally pulling her hand away.

Once bitten, twice shy.

She couldn’t bring herself to trust Geoffrey again.

Geoffrey’s hand hung frozen mid–air, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.

The car fell into an unnerving silence.

They finally arrived home.

Maureen helped Geoffrey out of the car. At the doorway, she suddenly heard muffled sobs.


Someone crying?

Maureen hurried inside and flipped on the light.

Under the dim light, Jacob was covered in tear tracks.

When he saw Maureen, he quickly wiped his tears: “Mom, Mommy.”

Maureen froze.

“Jacob, why are you crying?”

She’d never seen this little one cry before.

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his back, and only after making sure his tears were wiped clean did he dare look at Maureen: “I wasn’t

glanced at Geoffrey behind Maureen, a


Half a Reenie ago.

to use the bathroom and found the room light on, with no one in Mommy’s room or Geoffrey’s

kidnapped by Geoffrey, then blamed himself for failing to keep watch properly–that’s why

get caught–so

I was using the bathroom, I accidentally got water in my

with a

didn’t call him

figured he’d woken up alone to use the bathroom, hadn’t

subject: “Mommy, where did you and Uncle Geoffrey go so

worrying, so she lied:

in freezing

had been worried for

must’ve walked outside for at least half


Could that

that scumbag’s full

seemed to sense his gaze. His thin lips

was too cold outside. We took a

said this deliberately, making Jacob

man and woman alone in the car

Jacob was just a kid, he’d watched plenty of TV and knew

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felt threatened, forgetting all about

could you sleep with me

I can’t fall asleep.”


with Mom, so he had

“No.”

flatly. “I

what’ll you do

Still sleep alone?”

Jacob asked defiantly.

lips into a cold

man and woman

could finish, Maureen

“Shut your mouth!”

hissed, her

could he say such things

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