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.

rigid body gave out. She braced herself on the back of the sofa and slowly sank

test, the image blurring as hot tears welled up and spilled over, landing right where

her even a single look, he would have seen

not once, not ever. Briony crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her quiet sobs echoing through the vast, empty

an hour later, she sent a photo

[That test is pretty accurate. Come in for a check-up tomorrow morning,

[I want to

Best Friend: [!!!]

later, her phone rang. 'Star'

as she packed her suitcase, set aside the half-folded clothes, picked

was serious. "You

whisper. "We're getting divorced. He already has Irwin. He won't care about this unexpected

fell silent for

knew all about

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 it feels like? Like binge-watching a show and then it just falls apart in the

away the burn in her

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