Chapter 7: Okay, Babe

“What is it?” Andrew asked. “Heather, you’re scaring me.”

“I’m pregnant.”

He went white.

Then he took both my hands.

“Okay,” he whispered. “Okay, babe.”

I stared at him through tears.

“Okay?”

“We’ll figure it out,” he said. His voice was shaking, but he didn’t let go. “I promise.”

Back in my kitchen, Leo whispered, “So he knew?”

“Yes,” I said quickly. “I told him, honey. I promise you, I told him.”

I kept reading.

According to Gwen, Matilda exploded. Andrew’s father already had a job transfer lined up out of state, and his mother decided they were leaving immediately.

Andrew begged to see me first.

He begged to stay long enough to explain.

Matilda refused.

Then I read the part that made the room blur.

Andrew wrote letters.

His mother intercepted them. Continue Reading ⬇️