Chapter 6

Claire

I’m pregnant? It could not be. I had not been well when I lost the first baby. It had taken a lot to pull myself back together. And the loss had left a dark pit in my heart.

I had tried to fill the void by having another child. Gerald had been away for weeks and I had spent the entire time fantasizing. The images in my mind had revived my spirit.

Then, Gerald had returned and I had told him what I thought.

“Let’s make a baby,” I had murmured, stroking his chest.

“Claire,” he had stared blankly at me, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

We had barely touched each other since, let alone be intimate with each other. But – I gasped as I remembered – something had happened a few weeks ago!

That day, I had been combing my hair when Gerald had walked in through the door. He had been carrying a gift bag that he shifted to his other hand – where I could not see – as soon as he crossed the threshold. I turned back towards the dresser with a sly smile.

It was our third wedding anniversar