“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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbeC2yItFD
“I wanted to-” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8krK91kAL5
“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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWVHu2mJdr
“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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOCGqFe99U
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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhee2nfmY1
“What do you want to say to me?” she said in a whisper almost as if she was talking to herself. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDYnlspHcD
“What?” Chris said. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EsMkSry1A
Sarah looked up at Chris with a stern voice and said: “What did you want to tell me?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOSH2U5ih4
“Sarah I’m so sorry. I can’t believe I put my hands on you. I don’t know what came over me.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIIh63KwKX
“I want more than an apology. Don’t you understand?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TBBFVu7uw
“No.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXkAFnvKFM
“I can’t talk to you.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYvxgBA17k
“Why not?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhezSTun1Z
“Chris. All you do is try to fix me.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIWejCBOnh
“I don’t,” Chris said standing up and throwing his hands up in the air. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcf6JwHjxP
“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.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw6S5ZMAmN
“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.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgwwvP87Ev
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.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofHElqb3KJ
“I wouldn’t do that.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnfZgkZ2Vl
“But you have. Every time I want to do something at home you treat me like one of those porcelain dolls.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvCl18aagP
“I’ll work on that. I just want you home.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE4njqOuty
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.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemWtmcOleJ
“I know. Please just come home."17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3ejogszqI
“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.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6nttHThcn
“What do you mean?” By this time Chris was standing only a few inches away from Sarah. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqKMT6YIrd
“You love me. I know that with all my heart. I can’t have you carrying this burden around for me.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9gGtFXVfn
“But I’m your husband. I’m here to help you.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEt17WJ1eV
“How about we compromise? I’ll leave David’s at the end of the week. Today’s Tuesday and I’ll leave on Saturday.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4l8QffPXH
“Sarah if that’s what you want.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pQj5jZ3ee
“And I’ll update you on when I meet with Dr. Waterstein again.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTTTV1QE25
“You’re still meeting with him?” Chris said with a frustrated frown upon his face. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzraUA1aPQ7
“Yes, he’s my therapist.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTwmcCGbFU
“I don’t think he’s the best person you should be talking to I did some research and he’s license was just-”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5OjZJkQnm
“Chris I don’t care. I want someone to talk to that’s not you.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWO6Ro71dX
“You know Sarah I came here to fix things with us. I can see you don’t want that.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KRF63iMfX
“I do. I just need time. You hurt me Chris and it’s difficult for me to come running back into your arms.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF3wY3fjUC
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.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQzuXqS4s6
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?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BQThXXzKc
“I don’t know.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsRBYQEdaz
“You don’t know? You really believe I would cheat on you?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQpplmQeri
“I just don’t want you to leave me.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktUbnc9kMU
“I won’t. Let me have some space.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkmoVlfAzp
“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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pfyPAVFOm
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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9QTle5uyS
“Hey,” Rose spoke softly. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5cLu77JIG
“Hey. Did you hear everything?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R6oqVYlAN
“No. Once Chris arrived David and I left.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyXzriNxMm
“Where did you go?” Sarah said as she sat on the couch and took a sip of her cold tea. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbrCXVK4Es
“To the enclosed back porch. I love the sound of rain.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNjRbJMa5n
“Sounds nice.” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOVUnncaVZ
“What happened?” Rose sat on the couch next to Sarah.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkbYX8UHcz
“Lots of things. Well, first we’re taking a break.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXmtOxdBHj
“A break?” Rose pulled a blanket from across the couch onto her lap.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF7TAuhNFc
“Yeah. I told him I’ll be home by Saturday. I need space. Time to process and think things over.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcxYau64ci
“That’s understandable. This past month or so has been hectic for you.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmgZQ4x4Ff
“To say the least. Then he drops this bombshell on me. He thinks I’m going to cheat on him.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDVvxv0PjF
Rose's eyes went wide as she clenched her cup of tea tighter. “Why would he say something like that?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16Rz423a6g
“He said he doesn’t want me to leave him.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKCKKtPhxu
“Are you leaving him?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV8trGYrvi
“No, it’s never crossed my mind.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xoY6t1aE8
“That’s good. What about-”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7S3SCwHU4
“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. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsZkVq1URx
“David, what’s wrong?” Rose panicked. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ5AXb3ZmH
“The captain called. They found a body at an outdoor concert.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MPZPHCmpx
“Wouldn’t that be homicide’s case?” 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBZqWUQXPI
“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.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1HACFMGE8
“I’ll meet you in the car.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMVeMLWo7l
“Alright. Sarah?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyWVYSQPQF
“Yes, David?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylGfWjVIZA
“I’m sorry about what’s happening between you and Chris.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnnNC9yyxG
“It’s not your fault.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtfPpdIf3y
“Do you or the baby need anything?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBUBRQUMzU
“Finding a way that all this didn’t happen.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnriKeUTNsr
“I would if I could.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumVJckXUz0
“How about ice cream?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuBn6se1fN
“What flavor?”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDedot7hgA
“Surprise me,” Sarah said with a soft smile.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKWEu8Zr3z
“It’s good to see you smile. And I’ll surprise you.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw32T9v7aL
“Thanks.”17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6oajMDr4T
“Call us if you need anything,” Rose said slipping on her rain boots and hat.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NEZs87rza
“I will. I’ll see you both later.” Sarah said. 17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11H43AezIp
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 protection13ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ1y6Feb5I

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