Chapter 58

Their breathing sounded harsh in the small space, and she could imagine him trying to make sense of what he was looking at.

Sara could feel the tension come into Simon's body. His arm grew even more rigid around her. She knew it wouldn’t take long for him to make sense of it. Pregnancy tests were idiot proof and the results immediate—the word ‘pregnant’ wouldn’t have taken a six-year-old long to figure out.

And then abruptly, so abruptly that she stumbled a little, Simon released her. She turned round to look up but he wasn’t looking at her, he was looking at the pregnancy test. After a long, tense moment he finally looked at her and she fought not to wince under his almost-black look.

“It’s pretty self-explanatory.” She said,

Simon nodded. “Yes, crystal-clear.”

He turned and walked back into the sitting room, holding the test in his hand. Sara followed warily. He turned then, and she stopped in her tracks at the harsh lines on his face.

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