The living room was unnaturally quiet. Kate, Laura, John, and Tony sat in silence, each person occupied their own thoughts.After Kate ran inside the house following her shocking announcement, her parents followed her dazedly like two people in a trance. Tony had also joined them, although none of them officially invited him in. He’d simply assumed that Kate might need some moral support from him when her parents finally got over their shock.Eventually, Kate broke the silence in the room.“I’m so sorry about this, Mom, Dad,” she said softly. “I know you’re disappointed in me right now, I’m disappointed in myself too. Please, don’t be mad.”Laura looked at Kate as if she was seeing her daughter for the first time.“Is that all you have to say?” She asked crossly. “That’s it? You’re sorry and you don’t want us to be mad? What on earth were you thinking, Kate? Do you even realize what you’ve done?”“It’s Kevin, isn’t it?” John asked Kate.“Yes,” Kate replied.“Does he know about it?” Jo
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