Chapter 13

His brow furrowed ever so slightly as he reached out for it.

Briony couldn't hold back any longer-she took a shaky step toward Stewart.

The pregnancy test in her grip was squeezed so tightly it was close to snapping in two.

All the emotions she'd bottled up over the past few days finally hit their breaking point.

"Stewart..."

"Hurry up, Dad!"

Irwin's impatient voice cut Briony off, and in the same instant, shattered Stewart's urge to look into what was happening.

He managed a faint smile. “Alright, we're going."

And with that, he scooped Irwin into his arms and walked straight out the door.

Not once did Stewart glance in Briony's direction.

sound of the

her rigid body gave out. She braced herself on the back of the sofa and

the image blurring as hot tears welled up and spilled over, landing right where the lines

single look, he would have seen the pregnancy

on her not once, not ever. Briony crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her quiet sobs echoing

she sent a

[That test is pretty accurate. Come

[I want to

Best Friend: [!!!]

her phone rang. 'Star' flashed on

she packed her suitcase, set aside the half-folded clothes, picked up her phone, and

voice on the other end was serious. "You need to think this through-this is your first

replied barely above a whisper. "We're getting divorced. He already has Irwin. He won't care about

fell silent for

about Briony and Stewart's

believe maybe you'd make it work. Who would have thought... Ugh! You know what it feels like? Like binge-watching a show and then it just falls apart in

blinked away the

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