My head was going to blow up and leave pieces of meat scattered all over my living room. I haven’t had a moment of peace at all. Thoughts keep running through my head. Never stopping. Never ceasing. It was driving me insane, for heaven’s sake. “Okay, now I want you to focus on the key and the inse
“I don’t think so” He was always tight-lipped about the mother of his son. I didn’t know anything. Were they married, then divorced? Were they just in a relationship? How long have they known each other? I doubt he will ever willingly give me the information I need to piece things together. Beside
Rowan. “Is Noah coming?” my mother asks me. “Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I tell her as I walk into Kate’s home. It was our monthly get-together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I was there wa
“Hey Ro, I’m glad you came.” Kate kisses both of my cheeks. “Yeah” it’s the only response I can master, given that I’m not really glad to be here. She gets distracted by my parents, and I see that as my chance to slip away. I head straight to my brother. “How are things going?” he asks after the
Emma The day I’ve been dreading was here. I was afraid of the truth getting out, but never in my wildest dream did I think that Ava would be the one to reveal it. I’ve tried so hard to keep it a secret. It was my shame to bear, and now everyone knew. Rowan knew. Among everyone, he’s the one I didn
Mom collapses in the chair after my admission. The heartbroken look in her eyes was undoing me. The disappointed look she gave me nearly made me crumble on the spot. Travis, who had been holding me, lets go as if I had burned him. He backs away from me slowly until he’s a few feet away. I know the
Fuck. This was hard. I wanted to stop, but now more than ever, I knew they wouldn’t let me. “Like I said, things were going well for some time. They weren’t perfect, but they were bearable. That is, until the night mom called me to let me know that Ava had given birth to a baby boy and that Rowan f
Rowan releases a groan uncomfortably. “Can we not talk about this? It was years ago.” “To answer your question, yes. I was still a virgin... Anyway,” I paused. “I told Calvin about the baby. I didn’t want the child and I wanted to get rid of it, but he wouldn’t let me.” “You wanted an abortion?” M