Sarah woke up to the sound of humming. It was just above a whisper, but its melody was soothing. She pulled the fleece blanket away from her chest, so it only covered her legs. Opening her eyes she blinked a few times. She was surprised to see her husband Chris sitting at the opposite end of the couch. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXTkHvKIOg
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmxioL242s
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBhtRTYM6H
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7Fl2t56gZ
She looked down at the picture and thought “why would he do this to me? Well to us.” Sarah placed a hand on her stomach. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0nHouxPO7
“It’s not what it looks like.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAEffm1wuw
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK5ZVBQ5vJ
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpQ6txOEOf
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr7HFvqLcs
“Remember the office party a month ago?”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tMLt0fU8t
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS21mNf0Wjh
“At the party, I had one or two drinks. Jane, on the other hand, was drunk, very drunk. I drove her home even though she insisted she could drive or walk."373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkVM02Hs9Z
“You could have let me know. Why do you make everything so complicated?” Sarah stood up and placed her empty mug in the kitchen sink.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPUB1JuHCF
“I’m sorry okay. I’m sorry I’ve been hurting you. I should have never put my hands on you and I should have told you about Jane.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6XWCmLYI5
Sarah felt Chris’s hands on her shoulders and he turned her around to face him. Sarah cleared the lump in her throat to stop herself from crying. “I forgive you, but I want my space when I ask for it. There's been so much happening. It’s nauseating to think about.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ38pWcWfBm
“We need a vacation.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUzY1xWTlm
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ku0W4I6RC
“Why not? I already booked it.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc6eriaPgi
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qYgC1oGRc
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQomzIerXo
“Where’s the trip to?”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsWpMUrEpw
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWDR0zYcxr
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMnksKVVL6
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMyTDvRt3d
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSV4ucF73j
“When I proposed to you a little over five years ago the ring I bought you wasn’t the best. So I’ve picked out a new one for you.” Chris said opening the box.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5J35RHxF7
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sIEYqGs88
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3ZfW8kMJq
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVw5LNeQ5Yp
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RbSAPIvxh
The front door whipped open and Sarah broke the kiss and faced the door. “Doctor?” Sarah said furrowing her eyebrows. She gripped the front of Chris’s shirt not wanting to move.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VCjtkZ7La
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9YrZZ2YVj
Dr. Victor Waterstein staggered into the kitchen and slurred his words. “Sarah…I want you to know that whatever you hear about me isn’t true.”373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFd5q11b9a
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji7xcloKe0
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT74w94TRz
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTDDN8x8BF
