Chapter 13

All I could do for the past week was to keep myself busy with the twins and work. I wipe the sweat from my forehead as I remove my 10th tumbler of the day from the steam press. It had been radio silence for 7 entire days. I haven't heard from Scott, ivy, or even Jane. I'm sure the cat was out of the bag now. I couldn't blame them for hating me. What I did was unforgivable. After I told Scott I carried his children he clenched his jaw tight and didn't say a word, his arms loosened from around my waist. I thought he would throw me off him, but he didn't move. I was expecting immediate anger or some kind of reaction, but I got nothing. He just watched me with what seemed like a mix of emotions, trying to claw their way out at the same time. I calmly climbed off his lap, gave him my card, and told him we could talk when he was ready, but if he didn't want to, I would completely understand. Then I got out of his car. Threw me back into mine, and raced home.

Since then it's been nothing. S