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.

last, her rigid body gave out. She braced herself on the back of the

bowed, she stared down at the two clear red lines on the test, the image blurring as hot tears welled up and spilled over, landing right where the

he would have seen the pregnancy

not once, not ever. Briony crouched there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her

sent a photo to her

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

to

Best Friend: [!!!]

later, her phone rang.

now eerily calm as she packed her suitcase, set aside the half-folded clothes,

Joyner's voice on the other end was serious. "You need

getting divorced. He already has Irwin. He won't care about this unexpected

silent for a

all about Briony

him and Irwin, I really started to believe maybe you'd make it work. Who

the burn in her

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