Sarah woke up to the sound of humming. It was just above a whisper, but its melody was soothing. She pulled the fleece blanket away from her chest, so it only covered her legs. Opening her eyes she blinked a few times. She was surprised to see her husband Chris sitting at the opposite end of the couch. 369Please respect copyright.PENANARQJqKMjMVH
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 369Please respect copyright.PENANAu6P35hIGSg
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAkcTDrGxAZT
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 369Please respect copyright.PENANAcdcVLTge93
She looked down at the picture and thought “why would he do this to me? Well to us.” Sarah placed a hand on her stomach. 369Please respect copyright.PENANARLiFqszX99
“It’s not what it looks like.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAN2V7fQau1U
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.369Please respect copyright.PENANAWLR7Pdw623
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 369Please respect copyright.PENANAabCAH89E2D
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”369Please respect copyright.PENANALatYyCshlH
“Remember the office party a month ago?”369Please respect copyright.PENANA2OgwD7hPiB
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 369Please respect copyright.PENANA6XjVrZVcaz
“At the party, I had one or two drinks. Jane, on the other hand, was drunk, very drunk. I drove her home even though she insisted she could drive or walk."369Please respect copyright.PENANANYwtAwqDFF
“You could have let me know. Why do you make everything so complicated?” Sarah stood up and placed her empty mug in the kitchen sink.369Please respect copyright.PENANAafEaZqTk8P
“I’m sorry okay. I’m sorry I’ve been hurting you. I should have never put my hands on you and I should have told you about Jane.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAi09JtZbz6L
Sarah felt Chris’s hands on her shoulders and he turned her around to face him. Sarah cleared the lump in her throat to stop herself from crying. “I forgive you, but I want my space when I ask for it. There's been so much happening. It’s nauseating to think about.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAZhRmnwrvwu
“We need a vacation.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAcyoHGES6rB
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”369Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZwPq6GUlg
“Why not? I already booked it.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAQxQg31sw0R
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.369Please respect copyright.PENANAjQwulTN6o3
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1suJm9ygk
“Where’s the trip to?”369Please respect copyright.PENANA5S3aDR7laz
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAReZ1CoF03f
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”369Please respect copyright.PENANAJdNWnReoF5
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAmFRnji72Av
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.369Please respect copyright.PENANArGi7In0rbz
“When I proposed to you a little over five years ago the ring I bought you wasn’t the best. So I’ve picked out a new one for you.” Chris said opening the box.369Please respect copyright.PENANAX9NbFnKSpz
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”369Please respect copyright.PENANAOz1ViF07n7
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAbU3pE9CeHM
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 369Please respect copyright.PENANARUw7wIxbEY
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 369Please respect copyright.PENANAAxBv6tb4br
The front door whipped open and Sarah broke the kiss and faced the door. “Doctor?” Sarah said furrowing her eyebrows. She gripped the front of Chris’s shirt not wanting to move.369Please respect copyright.PENANAxz8wXAynlh
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.369Please respect copyright.PENANA0PnabJTVhs
Dr. Victor Waterstein staggered into the kitchen and slurred his words. “Sarah…I want you to know that whatever you hear about me isn’t true.”369Please respect copyright.PENANAwGnhcjxEI6
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.369Please respect copyright.PENANA1fWHATQQi0
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 369Please respect copyright.PENANA9bVWT655y6
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.369Please respect copyright.PENANAETTKDmGfMu