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

test, the image

even a single look, he would have seen the pregnancy test

crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her quiet sobs echoing

later, she sent a photo to

Come in for a check-up tomorrow morning,

[I want to

Best Friend: [!!!]

later, her phone rang. 'Star' flashed on

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

voice on the other end was serious. "You need to think this through-this is

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

fell silent

knew all about Briony and Stewart's

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

the burn in her

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