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. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfkaUKrJsF
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK2Kx0ZCEx
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5JQnOwhIP
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXemrqBw4j
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. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xc978z9O8
“It’s not what it looks like.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wVyhIzvk0
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUoqNIK7IU
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0tJRFGKNs
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEEC9eLF1U
“Remember the office party a month ago?”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQIlCvp2Mo
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDVs48V2WV
“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."374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GR38kX1bd
“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.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXoNtEjQpr
“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.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6V8sSnIAV
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.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTUE6em1QC
“We need a vacation.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbVgwpfbIF
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosTWsFdmaI
“Why not? I already booked it.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF5mwF5diM
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFCscjSxE7
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQHH8TMVkw
“Where’s the trip to?”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJEY0XkbuG
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazGkv3ude6
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQxJMs9pe6
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpi0HoWfGJ
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg1QFgCaDY
“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.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU6dAPtdlR
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vPBITgqGy
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem9h8hRfpu
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xEAqMhLOy
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduuYmnz8j5
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.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5CxDXqVnw
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnlbR5gTUi
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.”374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5GCHE4eMi
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo61khQomi
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9s1batFpZ
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TAj5atgaD
