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. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAshOWZgmsxP
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 371Please respect copyright.PENANATfbtjc7bZJ
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAeRiX8QcMgl
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 371Please respect copyright.PENANArXu6zLldpa
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. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAMWMzGZkQHa
“It’s not what it looks like.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAzG1mz4k0cj
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.371Please respect copyright.PENANALnsHMSXhQ1
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 371Please respect copyright.PENANAUnKa3dJNtq
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAoAxoZEugmw
“Remember the office party a month ago?”371Please respect copyright.PENANAbOEC9UzwuB
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 371Please respect copyright.PENANAmX9PkrYFrX
“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."371Please respect copyright.PENANAxIswm7ecjd
“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.371Please respect copyright.PENANAIc9xiOtwau
“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.”371Please respect copyright.PENANACYSvxXYnta
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.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAc3GLRTrk0S
“We need a vacation.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAtM2nSMPIxa
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAPjLUkvOEa4
“Why not? I already booked it.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAwWL6RIpLaG
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.371Please respect copyright.PENANAZQaifGZvGe
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”371Please respect copyright.PENANACDSVa5Jpwr
“Where’s the trip to?”371Please respect copyright.PENANAmGkynoNs5Z
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAjluMf2wX3i
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”371Please respect copyright.PENANAL2r1eKd0uC
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”371Please respect copyright.PENANANlZknassfm
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.371Please respect copyright.PENANA8enTOEkWB5
“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.371Please respect copyright.PENANA055fTGMAye
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”371Please respect copyright.PENANApyFZVnTNtd
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”371Please respect copyright.PENANAFJM3XeY80e
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 371Please respect copyright.PENANA29Brtgtbw4
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 371Please respect copyright.PENANACrZxooip7L
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.371Please respect copyright.PENANAxuHPjjACX8
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.371Please respect copyright.PENANAzGOok4CJfx
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.”371Please respect copyright.PENANALhhwsBxMC3
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.371Please respect copyright.PENANA5TOQavE3DJ
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 371Please respect copyright.PENANA4YylSDZwZh
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.371Please respect copyright.PENANA52JECZUo8N