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.

stayed frozen where she was until the sound of the car pulling

gave out. She braced herself on the back of the

on the test, the image blurring as hot tears

he would have seen the pregnancy test clutched in

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

sent a photo to her

pretty accurate. Come in

[I want to

Best Friend: [!!!]

phone rang. 'Star' flashed

eerily calm as she packed her suitcase, set aside the half-folded clothes, picked up her phone,

Joyner's voice on the other end was serious.

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

fell silent for a

all about

after these five years, watching you with him and Irwin, I really started to believe maybe you'd make it work. Who would have thought... Ugh!

the burn in her

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