#Chapter 71: End of the Line

Moana The gap that existed between Edrick and I could never be bridged; I knew that now. Our ride home was silent. The steak that I could still taste on my tongue now tasted foul. To think that I had spent the entire day feeling as though we could have some semblance of normalcy; even if we never became romantically involved, why couldn’t we still be proud of what we had created between us? Why did he always have to hide me and Ella? Would the new baby also face the same struggle of having a father who didn’t want anyone to know about his or her existence? We went home that night, still without a word spoken between us. I took Ella to bed with only a brief word of thanks for everything he did that day, but after that, I didn’t look at him again. … On Monday morning, I awoke to the sound of someone knocking on my door. “Come in,” I called, sitting up and rubbing my eyes. The door cracked open and Selina poked her head in. Your first appointment