His brow furrowed ever so slightly as he reached out for it.

Briony couldn't hold back any longer-she took a shaky step toward Stewart.

The pregnancy test in her grip was squeezed so tightly it was close to snapping in two.

All the emotions she'd bottled up over the past few days finally hit their breaking point.

"Stewart..."

"Hurry up, Dad!"

Irwin's impatient voice cut Briony off, and in the same instant, shattered Stewart's urge to look into what was happening.

He managed a faint smile. “Alright, we're going."

And with that, he scooped Irwin into his arms and walked straight out the door.

Not once did Stewart glance in Briony's direction.

She stayed frozen where she was until the sound of the car pulling away faded into the distance.

out. She braced herself on the back of the sofa and

red lines on the test, the image

her even a single look, he would have seen the

his heart had never lingered on her not once, not ever. Briony crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her quiet sobs echoing through the vast, empty halls of Southcreek

she sent a photo to her friend on

accurate. Come in for a check-up tomorrow morning,

to schedule

Best Friend: [!!!]

her phone rang. 'Star' flashed

set aside the

other end was serious. "You need to

getting divorced. He

silent for

knew all about Briony

first, but after these five years, watching you with him and Irwin, I really started to believe maybe you'd make it work. Who would have thought... Ugh! You know what

the burn

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