Chapter 4 She wouldn't let him know.
sat on the edge of the bed. As if a clear proof of the life
twisting in her stomach w
tell Nolan. He has every
able, icy face and how he never stood up for h
he eve
resh wave of pain cr
r her. Hadn't called.
p back against the wall a
chi
lightly touched the spot where a sm
aged in
im, or
he type to run away
o many nights feeling lik
ed with silence? Would they feel unwanted like
trem
o
t treat the
ed a notepad after pushing herself up. She pre
la
ou tell a man like hi
ried
care, but I have to tell y
e straightforward and sha
eave the way I did. I wanted you to stop me. But
she forced the las
don't have to be in our child's li
or a long time, blinking b
she tore the p
dy now as she press
't let
made up
had oth
ntiseptic that filled the clinic. As the nurse took her vitals, she sat ri
" the nurse smile
able to respond due
cking clock after the nurse left. Every s
d herself to want this. But here she was, anticipat
r, his kind eyes crinkling as he gave her a comfo
reading cool gel over her stomach. The machine whirred to
und filled
n stronger. A stea
opened
's heartbeat,"the
art ti
k lines on a test. This wasn't just f
as she stared at the ti
ed doubt. Mayb
e felt somethin
o
verwhelming.
rasound image. "Looks like you're about
haky hands. She traced the blurr
Nolan's eyes that night. How he had let h
ved to know. M
hing was
ould never f
lders. She wasn't weak. She wouldn't be the helple
as she looked dow
my love will be
at someone was alr
, the room was filled with shar
s that were piled in front of him. For wee
ion was
f. Their marriage had been nothing but cold
ve, always tested his patience-y
il
his chair and gripped the crystal whi
mself, "she'll ret
e had left-no phone calls, no
...
n fr
rn. She would have made sure she saw and fel
his was som
t. His cell rang. He picked it up and l
he small talk. "Just find her,
er end paused. His in
lread
n st
sed then spoke again
e something. You won't li
ore tightly. His rib thro
u discover?"
came, quiet
s not
