Divorced my ex, married his friend.

d at Harley and me. He wasn't just any doctor-he wa

, forcing a tense smile. "Mrs. Babylon,

. Our daughter, Harley, is physiologically challenged

m me? I'm her mother-I deserv

ed door, I caught on

old Harley B

My heart raced like wildfir

hard pushed Harley's whe

His voice was unfamiliar-d

silently, passing the restaurant we had planned to visit without a word

n she could feel the change in her father. Richard d

ughly and shoved me to the floor

what's inside this,

e envelope

who you are? How could you?" His v

red, tearing open the envelope. My han

we can fix this. Harley is your child!" I fe

, trying to ho

hing," he muttered, sinking

about this. Maybe we should get a secon

ed, slamming his fist agains

t me as a virgin-no man has ever touched me. Thi

our daughter. "You know what, Theresa? Pack your ba

is arms. "After eight years of m

me?" he shouted. "I gave you ever

-please. We can w

ce your unborn child isn't even mine."

watching every

ing?" she asked, tapp

spee

I whispered, smoothing her bangs and kis

aid, rubbing her eyes. "He used to be

id, stroking her ha

ad gone terribly wrong. That doctor had ushered me out too quickly. And Delilah-Ri

had to act. I grabbed Richard's spare car keys and d

xpose Delilah if she had a hand in this. I have not been myself, my thinking we

ess. Countless memories of when we entwined our legs on the bed, thousands of screams while moaning.

eaded to the hospital. Fear filled my hea

-

tal, a nurse

ysiotherapist

NA test," I

b technician is off today. You

, I turn

f Richard finds me

oaned, slappi

to do, Mommy?" Ha

nd sent a message to

h I'm not. Just wanted to see your

ne, but did

he couch, holding Harley c

s soon. Sign them ASAP. I don'

re of him with Delilah-together in a

eady reunited

g. That explai

, my body trembling. "I

rley-sweet, in

to stop livi

wing. "I'm sorry, my dear Harley-and to my unborn child-but I have to