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. 372Please respect copyright.PENANAMYSmrouCL8
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 372Please respect copyright.PENANARpIDl5S8kt
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAonLYrZr9fd
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 372Please respect copyright.PENANA6Mk1ftHIan
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. 372Please respect copyright.PENANAhWavbT4Itg
“It’s not what it looks like.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAGxcqwiedBg
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.372Please respect copyright.PENANADSaKzFaMqQ
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 372Please respect copyright.PENANAhurTluDpEG
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”372Please respect copyright.PENANA3LAXbNUqob
“Remember the office party a month ago?”372Please respect copyright.PENANAI7v85uBasH
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 372Please respect copyright.PENANAfJ4OoYTzD8
“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."372Please respect copyright.PENANA77h3kn5xAP
“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.372Please respect copyright.PENANASMxi9YGqXU
“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.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAcnXnZoMfyl
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.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAvhGurKhtId
“We need a vacation.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAps1XGW2kAk
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAB4RSZ3vfkQ
“Why not? I already booked it.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAZdmaPx25kX
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.372Please respect copyright.PENANAVVCGSDMgLQ
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”372Please respect copyright.PENANATheVmcONQK
“Where’s the trip to?”372Please respect copyright.PENANAppZN92Q6DF
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAmcuUECpTwf
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”372Please respect copyright.PENANAqcgzW6w0Hp
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”372Please respect copyright.PENANA9tCM8IAJ8A
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.372Please respect copyright.PENANAQH8OqJx3Jo
“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.372Please respect copyright.PENANA3AqbWjgSaz
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”372Please respect copyright.PENANA0JJqKpxtDL
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAomGqfy0tMv
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 372Please respect copyright.PENANA0ASCY44RmZ
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 372Please respect copyright.PENANA1gGfA8oqMV
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANA9Kf721KNfR
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.372Please respect copyright.PENANAUJJTmKk4wc
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.”372Please respect copyright.PENANAdqAxDA9Mby
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.372Please respect copyright.PENANAG7qGTXjUGW
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 372Please respect copyright.PENANACqKQaYK9eK
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.372Please respect copyright.PENANALzjdwYaUH1