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Prologue - My truth
“Not that my opinion counts but I think you should tell him.” Noni says looking at me closely. She stands up from my sofa placing her hands on her waist her face serious. She takes two steps backwards and then she takes three forward. She’s in her thinking mode; she’s looking for to tell me this without sounding judgmental. She’s thoughtful like that.
“I don’t think so.” I say looking at her. She frowns at my words and she starts moving backwards again.
“Shalom this is a baby we’re talking about here. What’s your plan? Are you going to hide the baby from him?” She asks coming to sit next to me.
“I’m not hiding anything from him. He doesn’t even know I’m pregnant. How can I hide something that he doesn’t have prior knowledge of in the first place?” I say and I see the disappointment in her face.
“That’s a whole lot of donkey shit and you know it.” She says and I look at her sad. “He deserves to know.”
I don’t want to tell Kane.
He and I have a complicated situation as is; adding a baby to the mix is going to add fuel to the fire.
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