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to go. I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, but it didn

results. That long wait might finally be over. I had high hopes that the s

he bathroom. A pregnancy test was sitting by the sink. That little stick woul

and took a deep breath. I opened my eyes

the line didn't add another vertical line. I closed my eyes as they grew

ng to become parents for five years. For those years, I'd been di

calling, but I couldn't speak in that state. Since the sound wouldn't stop, I forced m

sweetheart," Th

t. I knew my husband would be just as disappointed as I was. Unfortu

be home tomorrow night. We'll face this toge

t was all I

ish my love for you. I hope you don't g

t," I p

el any better because I'd heard those words for five years. All my hopes

aded to the hospital. In despair, I went there to find new s

e gear before entering the room. After putting on a mask,

. "Sorry to bother you again

ng. I held Briar's hand, hoping that touch would give me the stren

h you'd stop teasing me and wake up. I need my brother. I've lost my

concluded that the driver who ran the red light was at fault. The ju

ased sooner because I heard he was behaving well. Meanwhile, my brother was in a

losed the door behind her. "What are y

wo years passed, and he still hadn't woken from the coma. I believed in miracles,

nted to visit him this

Mondays. Is something tro

w I can't hide a

ation. I took the pregnancy test out of my bag and handed it to my best friend.

ced toward the ICU. "Maybe God hasn't given you a ch

. I'm asking Briar to wake up soo

for two years now," m

d the woman's hand. "I have to g

by my clinic for a pre

"The pregnancy

ut neither happened. Briar hadn't woken up, and I wasn't pregnant. I wasn'

y tracks. My husband was hugging a woman holding a baby. My mother-in-law wa

d his mother. However, the woman wasn't a stranger. I knew her well. Wh

. "What are Mr. Watson and his mother doi

His wife is very lucky. It's rare to find a husband and mother

with the woman holding the baby were my husband and my m

n his records? Thorne's wife was me, not that woman. Thorne only loved me.

ed, making everything around me spin. The nurse quickly approached

Do you need me to get you so

I'm fine," I replied quickly. "Um, thank you for your h

y healthy." She gentl

my car, I decided to find out the truth behind the nurse's words. I

my husband emerged with his mother and that woman. Thorne helped the woman into the car, w

aw that my husband not only had a child with another woman, but he seemed to care for he

the child had been living there, close to me, but I hadn't realized it. I'd been t