She had just raised her hand, about to ask him what was really going on between him and Sheila.
But Timothy caught her hand, pulling her beneath him without giving her a chance speak, clearly unwilling to waste a moment of their time together as husband and wife.
He pinned her wrists gently above her head and kissed her, shutting down any attempt at conversation.
Tonight, he was relentless.
Just as Jessica felt herself starting to unravel, a sudden, frantic knock sounded
from the hallway.
Timothy froze mid-motion.
"Timothy? Jessica? Are you two awake? Henry's stomach hurts really badly-he's crying..."
Sheila's voice trembled on the other side of the door, tinged with panic.
Timothy immediately rolled off Jessica.
"Go check on him for a moment-I'll be there right away."
air with Timothy. Maybe, just maybe, she'd been wrong about everything. But even if
half-dressed, pulling on his shirt with
her silk robe and got up to
aware she must be feeling frustrated after being interrupted
remembered how Henry had run a fever a few nights ago. He'd cared for him the whole night and, for the first time, really understood how much Jessica had gone through all
some rest," Timothy said gently. "I'll take care of
wanted to go with
the worry in
stomachache," he reassured her. "Don't worry. He's my son too-I don't want
few days was something he never wanted to experience again. All he
didn't want to hold him up, so she
the door. Sheila was pacing
"Timothy, hurry, come on!"
was curled up in a ball,
whispering,
his mom.
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