Chapter 48

"I know," Sharon murmured, "but she still believes she loves him." I have no doubt that she adores the child, but given that Murphy and I are the only two individuals who are aware of his existence, their options for assistance are somewhat limited. When she needs to work, I take care of the children since Ron has so many obligations with the council that he can't miss. It's not like he could bring Timmy with him to a conference or anything like that.

I was curious, so I asked, "So why the disappearing act?"

"Sophie works at the diner," she informed me. "Occasionally, when the loggers come through or a bus stops or something of the sort, they get slammed, and they call her in. She is unable to let them know that she won't be able to make it because of the baby because then everyone would know.

"So Ruth has come to the rescue."

"Or something along those lines." Sharon smiled in her dry way at me.

My worries began to go away as I leaned back on the couch. I was relieved it wasn't what