Babies in Waiting
Babies in Waiting
“She’d lived through this moment before . . . the hammering on the door, the sinking feeling . . . but it couldn’t possibly be. Could it? Not again. She smiled at everyone, excused herself and went to open the front door. And horrifyingly, unbelievably, it was. Brian. On the doorstep, looking distraught, his hair all over the place, and even worse, at his feet, an enormous sports bag. She stood staring at him in silence for a moment. What the hell had he done?
‘I told Lisa everything. I had to. ...I couldn’t take it. The lying. She threw me out.’ ‘And you came here?’ He looked astonished. ‘Of course! I had to. Our son . . .’ ‘Our son? Our son?’ Without meaning to, she was almost shouting.
‘Yes. Our son,’ he said obstinately. She was utterly furious.
‘Since when is this our son? This was the thing you wanted me to get rid of . . . like it was nothing. You made me promise “it” wouldn’t come looking for you.’ ‘Yes, but that was before I knew it was a boy.’ That took Louise’s breath away.MoreLess
‘I told Lisa everything. I had to. ...I couldn’t take it. The lying. She threw me out.’ ‘And you came here?’ He looked astonished. ‘Of course! I had to. Our son . . .’ ‘Our son? Our son?’ Without meaning to, she was almost shouting.
‘Yes. Our son,’ he said obstinately. She was utterly furious.
‘Since when is this our son? This was the thing you wanted me to get rid of . . . like it was nothing. You made me promise “it” wouldn’t come looking for you.’ ‘Yes, but that was before I knew it was a boy.’ That took Louise’s breath away.MoreLess
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