lkboard. Her husband had a daughter; a child that should have come from her. "You think I want to hear about your brat?! I don'

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a married man? And she's raising your daughter, so guess what – sh

h Flora," Ric

'm going to pay you alimony, child support or anything else. You fucked your way out of this marriage, so you can go to the bitch and her spawn with exactly what

. "Keep my daughter out of this,

She tasted blood and she wanted more. She wanted him to keel

gonna explain shit away all easy and sweet talk me into working things out. You must really think I'm some kind of newfangled fool. Did you really think I was gonna welcome the child with open arms? Be one big, happy family? Forgive

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e'd hit paydirt with the 'D' wor

ve you and I know you love me. Let's let things calm down before m

ld actually come to pass. He'd loved Flora for almost twenty years, over half h

to talk about this anymore. And the sound of your voice is making me sick. The sight of you is making me sick. I don't even want to breathe the same air as you. Get

lease, j

med, cutting him off.

his heel. She heard his keys jingle when he grabbed them of

ing work had come to fruition. Right now, she was supposed to be celebrating with the one person who'd bought into her dream from day one. The one who'd told her she could do it and had been right there through college,

they'd talked about since the day they met. They were financially secure. They, nor their future children, would never have to struggle. They had put poverty behind them – the first in their families to do so. And now, it was finally time to

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t be able to check: having a child. It wouldn't happen with Richard . And it may never ha

ll those boxes now unchecked.

n't include the one person she'd always imagined being there. She couldn't imagine li

er head on her

she goi