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.

on

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

he would have seen the pregnancy test clutched in her

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

she sent a photo to her friend on

pretty accurate. Come in

want to schedule an

Best Friend: [!!!]

second later, her phone rang. 'Star'

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

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

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

silent for a

about Briony and

and Irwin, I really started to believe maybe you'd make it work. Who would have thought... Ugh! You know

blinked away the burn in her

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