“It means that I literally held the girl at knifepoint and she got me help. She didn’t turn me in, didn’t run off screaming—she
helped. I was a complete stranger, and she still did that. That’s the kind of person she is. Always thinking of others beforeherself.” She puffs a stray strand of hair out of her eyes. “Call me crazy, but I just don’t see her cheating. It’s a selfish thing todo, and she’s not that.”
The image of her pregnant belly beats behind my eyes, persistent and infuriating. It wasn’t obvious, not in any way whatsoever,but it was pretty damn obvious to me.
My hands have roamed over that body more times than I can count. Her perfect curves f*****g haunt me. Every dip, everyvalley—it’s all mapped out in my head.
There’s no way she
