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. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZu8kTrAZG
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIOnLJ7N1L
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qJOgakunP
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ivDq1BbA2
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. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbroXQCRutm
“It’s not what it looks like.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPEuHKIRnN
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBjLZfoy5N
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSE6rrYe5j
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQYMPboI1u
“Remember the office party a month ago?”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj07mTI633
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxDvE7a2D9
“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."376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXEMQOZ2gX
“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.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkF04KQztjr
“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.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpjesy1FuE
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.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FxTmROrFY
“We need a vacation.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCa1aCLGb8
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehbmaP2fer
“Why not? I already booked it.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwr7PmpEex
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNKD5gWE7V
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V5arL1V4C
“Where’s the trip to?”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQv3QvvfSA
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzpzGgG8qb
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2A0Vlg6gu
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8uZcocaCP
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoMlRal7Si
“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.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPm3JolGAw
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBFNCeguIg
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc6XAzIq7G
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZxD5JSbIB
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN5FqZhm5l
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.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGNlViennl
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsGupYFrPz
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.”376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGzxyMQNZj
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnxjipUlkn
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn7WcRMzPF
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1bOUDd4yS
