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Chapter 99; The quiet crack

ผู้เขียน: E.J kate
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Bella

I stood at the kitchen window, staring out at the backyard where the late afternoon sun painted everything in soft gold. My hand rested on the large, tight curve of my belly, feeling the twins move in their slow, lazy way.

At nearly seven months, everything felt heavier my body, my emotions, the weight of memories I couldn’t quite set down.

The family dinner from a few nights ago still sat heavy in my chest.

I kept replaying it in my mind: walking into the house I grew up in, the famili
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    BellaI couldn’t shake the feeling, no matter how hard I tried.Even now, lying in the soft glow of our bedroom with the twins doing their slow, gentle rolls inside me, that persistent prickling sensation lingered at the back of my neck. Like invisible eyes watching from just beyond the window. Like something was waiting, patient and unseen. The unease from earlier today the strange cancelled appointment, the café incident that still made my skin crawl had settled deep into my bones. I kept telling myself it was pregnancy paranoia. Hormones. Stress from missing my father. But the fear felt too real tonight.It was almost as if my body was preparing for a battle, an inevitable battle that I couldn’t see. And honestly I was exhausted, so tired of feeling this way and looking over my shoulders. Alex stepped out of the bathroom, freshly showered, wearing only gray sweatpants that hung low on his hips. His eyes softened the moment they landed on me.“You’re worrying again,” he said gentl

  • Loving my fathers best friend    Chapter 99; The quiet crack

    Bella I stood at the kitchen window, staring out at the backyard where the late afternoon sun painted everything in soft gold. My hand rested on the large, tight curve of my belly, feeling the twins move in their slow, lazy way. At nearly seven months, everything felt heavier my body, my emotions, the weight of memories I couldn’t quite set down.The family dinner from a few nights ago still sat heavy in my chest.I kept replaying it in my mind: walking into the house I grew up in, the familiar smell of Mom’s cooking, Ethan’s warm hug, the laughter that filled the dining room for a while. For a few precious hours, it almost felt like old times. But the empty chair at the head of the table had been impossible to ignore. Dad had been home. I knew he was. Mom had confirmed it. He had simply chosen to stay locked in his office rather than sit across from me.The memory of standing outside that closed door, whispering like a little girl, begging him to open it… it still made my throat ti

  • Loving my fathers best friend    Chapter 14; Burn it out

    ALEXThe gym was almost empty at 10 p.m., just the clank of weights and the low hum of treadmills.I needed to punish my body tonight. Needed something physical to drown out the noise in my head.I started with the heavy bag. Left hook, right cross, over and over until my knuckles burned inside the

  • Loving my fathers best friend    Chapter 12; Breaking point.

    BELLAThe clock on my screen read 12:47 a.m.The entire floor was dark except for the small pool of light around our two desks. Everyone else had gone home hours ago, but the Thompson revisions still weren’t finished. Alex and I had been here since morning, running on caffeine and sheer willpower.

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    BELLA I almost canceled on Ryan three times.Each time my thumb hovered over the message, I remembered Alex’s cold eyes and those sharp words from yesterday. Go have fun forgetting about the old guy. The memory still burned, so I forced myself to get ready instead.I chose a simple cream sweater a

  • Loving my fathers best friend    Chapter 6; Echoes in the quiet.

    BELLA I didn’t go to work the next day.I woke up at seven, stared at my alarm until it stopped screaming, then rolled over and pulled the covers over my head. My phone buzzed on the nightstand probably Dad wondering where I was, or Alex checking if I was okay. I didn’t look. I couldn’t.The reje

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