When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

His

s drilled into mine, a deep concern veiling them, “Can’t it be for any other reason?”

“Like what?” I couldn’t deny I was fishing for something more.

His lips barely moved as he spoke, “I just want you to be well.”

“…Sounds like something you’d say at a family Thanksgiving dinner.”

A thought flickered through my mind, and before I knew it, a smile crept up, “Save it for Timothy’s birthday bash next month.”

Wishing me health. Wishing himself a lifetime of happiness with Margaret?

When the nurse came to draw my blood, I instinctively pulled back as she disinfected my arm, my body tensing up.

I was scared. I’d always been scared.

As a kid, it was always Dad who held me, with Mom gripping my other hand, coaxing me through every needle and every blood draw.

And there were always rewards.

years, my health had been decent. A common cold here, some

fear or not, was grown

“Don’t be afraid.”

enveloped mine his thumb gently caressing the back of my hand as he soothingly whispering, “I’m here with

“You being

make it hurt

bear the

man who always seemed to tower over me, now half-kneeling by my side, filling my heart and yet, stirring a pang of sadness. I murmured, “But you can’t stay with me

he didn’t catch it. “What did

shook my

thoughts are better kept

draw, I was off to the ultrasound

Chapter 70

Bryant waited outside.

the gel, then handed me tissue to wipe it off after he was done, my

Bryant would find out about the pregnancy sooner or later, but I didn’t

soon.

doctor had told her who I was as the

“I… know.”

lips together, “How’s the

doing great, nine weeks now. Look, you can already see

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