What Separates Me and You

What Separates Me and You

Chapter 15 She Knows Everything

Josephine was carrying his baby, but in his eyes, she was still the child who loved. watching cartoons.

Lewis seemed to sense something and turned to look at her.

“You don’t like it?” He reached out and touched her face, his fingertips wiping the corners of her eyes.

Josephine came back to her senses, managed a smile, and nodded. “I like it,” she signed.

She quickly turned back to the TV and touched her cheek, feeling a cold stream of liquid.

Lewis‘ phone rang every ten minutes.

After two episodes, he decided to pick up the call.

Sierra’s voice came from the phone. “Where are you?”

“Home.”

His response silenced her. The word “home” sounded so ironic, and it was like a thorn stuck in her heart.

place? Is it a hotel?” Sierra’s voice was a bit choked up. God

wrong with

me not to go back to see her for a month? How could you break your promise?!” Sierra’s voice was already laced with

and Josephine couldn’t hear the voice on the phone, but judging from the tone of Lewis‘ voice, she could tell that he was talking to Sierra.

sighed silently and said, “Let’s talk about it when you feel better.” After he finished. speaking, he hung up the call without giving the woman a chance to reply. He put down his phone and continued to watch TV with

if he didn’t like it,

things like this. with her when he

cold to her a moment ago, but

had always

like a child, she still longed for this fake gentleness every time.

leaned her head on his shoulder and inhaled the scent of him. It was the scent of his clothes. She would always add floral–scented fabric softener when she did. their

wearing the clothes she washed.

her head and held her

in his arms, listening to his heartbeat and

scent.

was a moment when she really wanted to tell him that she was pregnant and that they would

he like

her eyes, and tears silently fell down. She knew

fell on his clothes, wetting

asked softly, “Why are you crying again? Is