“What are you doing here?” Sarah said placing her cup of tea on the wooden table in front of her. She was disgusted at the sight of her husband. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMLWrHxANY
“I wanted to-” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQzCSfNKF9
“So you barge in here and think that will fix everything?” Sarah said letting her hair out of the ponytail. Her loose curls laid right past her shoulders. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENquQ8PVuO
“Can you hear me out?” Chris said as he took off his soaking wet coat and hung it on a hook near the front door. Sarah observed him as he hesitated then sat on the opposite end of the couch. Rose and David had left the room at this point leaving the couple alone to work things out. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoAtl1aSBY
She darted her eyes away from her husband as she snuggled up on the couch alone. The silence was almost deafening and Sarah couldn’t stand it. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5OpHHEvrk
“What do you want to say to me?” she said in a whisper almost as if she was talking to herself. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE575AYdqTI
“What?” Chris said. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA7O3sPekr
Sarah looked up at Chris with a stern voice and said: “What did you want to tell me?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaw1AeJfKa
“Sarah I’m so sorry. I can’t believe I put my hands on you. I don’t know what came over me.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzogHuRFHhz
“I want more than an apology. Don’t you understand?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv9xkdZask
“No.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEu8G5npk7
“I can’t talk to you.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUwRB0IhH0
“Why not?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7w0EQeE0G
“Chris. All you do is try to fix me.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCltL1y8rS
“I don’t,” Chris said standing up and throwing his hands up in the air. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2NMUpMCGt
“Yes, you do. Look! I was assaulted. So much was taken away from me that day. I’m no longer the same woman that you married.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxB9ygZMU0
“Sweetie?” Chris bent down beside Sarah and took her hands into his “I know you won’t be. I miss your smiles and laughter. I miss our long talks. I want to hear how you’re feeling.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSCNlnPUwg
Sarah let go of her husband’s hands and stood up. The cold air from removing the blanket from her body hit her hard, but she ignored it. “I don’t want you to treat me any differently.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMizycYkPF
“I wouldn’t do that.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsdqCLGByB
“But you have. Every time I want to do something at home you treat me like one of those porcelain dolls.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1teOPCEK8
“I’ll work on that. I just want you home.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwUd6tq5Ng
Sarah didn’t know what to say. The past few hours have been a roller coaster for her. “Chris. I need some time to think. It hasn’t even been twenty-four hours yet.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCJZ2lLIXj
“I know. Please just come home."34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzkNN9DqNn
“I will. Let’s just-” Sarah let the tears fall and with a crack in her voice she continued “I need some peace and quiet.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIUtW1Wm7K
“What do you mean?” By this time Chris was standing only a few inches away from Sarah. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTmmSoID7F
“You love me. I know that with all my heart. I can’t have you carrying this burden around for me.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXreif2rTtf
“But I’m your husband. I’m here to help you.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1YcvUdshl
“How about we compromise? I’ll leave David’s at the end of the week. Today’s Tuesday and I’ll leave on Saturday.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUeyh6XZK4
“Sarah if that’s what you want.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHwT0MWsFp
“And I’ll update you on when I meet with Dr. Waterstein again.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWrG8XAmpR
“You’re still meeting with him?” Chris said with a frustrated frown upon his face. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBMWa3372N
“Yes, he’s my therapist.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHvIBvuxXa
“I don’t think he’s the best person you should be talking to I did some research and he’s license was just-”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXF6plfnWCM
“Chris I don’t care. I want someone to talk to that’s not you.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOknAgxDjFG
“You know Sarah I came here to fix things with us. I can see you don’t want that.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RoCzZ84x6
“I do. I just need time. You hurt me Chris and it’s difficult for me to come running back into your arms.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevLlU7Bi3d
Chris turned and began to walk back to the couch. He stopped sharply and turned to face Sarah, “Well let’s hope the next time you meet with him it’s not in his bed.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RxsrO057F
It was as if time had stopped. Sarah hoped she had heard her husband wrong. Why would he think she would cheat on him? “Why did you say that?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMewaR69ZbH
“I don’t know.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qcRL7Ynp1
“You don’t know? You really believe I would cheat on you?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtS8WkWWq4
“I just don’t want you to leave me.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcj8mbfwbq
“I won’t. Let me have some space.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhRq8Cx6ZW
“Fine!” Chris turned and walked towards the front door and he slipped on his jacket. He then left David’s condo, slamming the door behind him. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Aq1JnmFjM
Sarah closed her eyes hoping that this was all a dream. A cruel and twisted nightmare. She opened her eyes and was still standing in David’s living room. Her tea had probably gotten cold and the rain, sleet, and snow were still pouring down outside. She heard a creek on the wooden floor. Looking up she saw Rose. Who leaned against the archway which separated the living room from the kitchen. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVZ44lfjSq
“Hey,” Rose spoke softly. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6HBwPe3We
“Hey. Did you hear everything?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05Pr7yOte8
“No. Once Chris arrived David and I left.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY3e28Airt
“Where did you go?” Sarah said as she sat on the couch and took a sip of her cold tea. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIczpO5f38c
“To the enclosed back porch. I love the sound of rain.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9i7ApFpST
“Sounds nice.” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8SBnVJYdb
“What happened?” Rose sat on the couch next to Sarah.34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVo0ld5Bge
“Lots of things. Well, first we’re taking a break.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyn6GYvlon
“A break?” Rose pulled a blanket from across the couch onto her lap.34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVw7xT2hRg
“Yeah. I told him I’ll be home by Saturday. I need space. Time to process and think things over.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtibRix5o9l
“That’s understandable. This past month or so has been hectic for you.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXUZ3AYyWm
“To say the least. Then he drops this bombshell on me. He thinks I’m going to cheat on him.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbisjPlm7d
Rose's eyes went wide as she clenched her cup of tea tighter. “Why would he say something like that?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAvOsOmxdv
“He said he doesn’t want me to leave him.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPsOPvpN3l
“Are you leaving him?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZxsrRiNdq
“No, it’s never crossed my mind.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P0wEsl00y
“That’s good. What about-”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvToXHds61w
“Rose!” The women both turned to David who’s coat was already on. He didn't notice the drops of water which splattered onto the hardwood floor. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbwZEXQXL4
“David, what’s wrong?” Rose panicked. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMUniyQEyQ
“The captain called. They found a body at an outdoor concert.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4JB1rOuxP
“Wouldn’t that be homicide’s case?” 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ101xZGuQDg
“Normally, but it looks like the victim was sexually assaulted. They covered the area the best they could because of the rain we should get there as soon as possible. I don’t want the weather to destroy all our evidence.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU02OolneZW
“I’ll meet you in the car.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c0PN2gCxO
“Alright. Sarah?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyOt5O9AEM
“Yes, David?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzNTobeMqd
“I’m sorry about what’s happening between you and Chris.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvqJkeLAQi
“It’s not your fault.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiRdMW1VwG
“Do you or the baby need anything?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIngvgEHuq7
“Finding a way that all this didn’t happen.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9D9SXnEye
“I would if I could.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXwNbiKdeg
“How about ice cream?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWEasUPapf
“What flavor?”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8pVhhSFVr
“Surprise me,” Sarah said with a soft smile.34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSppGAIqOW
“It’s good to see you smile. And I’ll surprise you.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHITlTmgIwF
“Thanks.”34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOOnJ5FBLA
“Call us if you need anything,” Rose said slipping on her rain boots and hat.34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ets493MzS
“I will. I’ll see you both later.” Sarah said. 34Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhACCtYScu
Getting up from the couch she shut the door behind David and Rose. She slid her body down the door and sat on the floor, not caring if her pants got wet from the rain water. She thought about their unborn baby and she didn’t want he or she to get mixed up in all this mess. copyright protection30ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hQ2Hl4mYM

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