Caught

Farrell:

I grabbed Courtney's hand to stop her from rubbing my forehead.

What she said seemed like a joke, and I hoped it would be one too. This made me remember what Molly had said about having multiple babies.

"What the hell are you saying? What do you mean by triplets?" I asked, and she crossed her arms, raising the corner of her eyes.

"Molly didn't tell you yet?"

When she asked, I stood up at once.

"If this is a joke then it's definitely not funny," I said with my face wrinkled.

This was supposed to be a therapeutic moment but all my emotions were negative. I felt as though a heavy stone had been cast on me, and I also felt like ripping my body into shreds.

She was definitely trying to test me to see if I would fail.

"Oh, I get it. You are trying so much to test me, but guess what, I'm not falling for that. I must remain…"

"I'm not joking," she said with a straight face. "She didn't tell you that she had twins already, and a third child is on the way?"

At this point I didn't