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.

frozen where she was until the sound of the car pulling away faded

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

the image blurring

spared her even a single look, he would have seen the pregnancy test

his heart had never lingered on her not once, not ever. Briony crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her quiet sobs

she sent a photo to

accurate. Come in

to

Best Friend: [!!!]

later, her phone rang.

set aside

end was serious. "You need to think

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

silent for

about Briony

Stewart were a good match at first, but 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! You know what it feels like?

the burn in

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